Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
-1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
All-time low
-1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2018
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2024

-1.6-1.4-1.2-11996201020241996: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.5 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 Equatorial Guinea is -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2018.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 189 Turkmenistan -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 190 Chad -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 191 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 193 Haiti -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 194 Nicaragua -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 195 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Equatorial Guinea was -1.54 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 Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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
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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.