Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominica

Dominica: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
75th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominica, 1996–2024

00.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.775 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.769 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.621 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.825 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.824 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.909 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.831 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.892 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.848 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.845 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.696 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.734 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.731 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.699 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.614 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.603 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.537 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.564 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - governance estimate in Dominica stood at 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Dominica peaked at 0.9099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Dominica 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Dominica, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 0.775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2000 0.7691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8%
2002 0.7765 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.0%
2003 0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2004 0.6207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.7%
2005 0.8254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +33.0%
2006 0.8245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2007 0.9088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.2%
2008 0.8314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.5%
2009 0.8921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2010 0.9099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2011 0.8499 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.6%
2012 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2013 0.8452 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2014 0.6963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.6%
2015 0.7343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2016 0.7305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2017 0.6991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.3%
2018 0.6139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.2%
2019 0.6026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2020 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2021 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.3%
2022 0.5641 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2023 0.5396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.4%
2024 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.753 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.5273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 72 Oman 0.4494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 73 Cape Verde 0.4242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 74 Vanuatu 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 76 Croatia 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 77 Romania 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 78 Malaysia 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Dominica?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Dominica was 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9099 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Dominica rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Dominica ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominica data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.