Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Ecuador

Ecuador: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
162nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.4052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
-1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2009
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.539 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.693 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.951 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.966 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.882 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.767 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.649 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.431 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.579 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.859 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.965 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

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador is -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador peaked at -0.4052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2009.

That places Ecuador 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8849 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.9586 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4315 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 159 Niger -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 160 Bangladesh -0.9601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 161 Guatemala -0.9623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 163 Palestine, State of -0.9894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 164 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 165 Djibouti -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Ecuador was -0.965 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was -0.4052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
How does Ecuador rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Ecuador ranks 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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.