Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Greenland
Greenland: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Greenland, 2009–2025
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 2025, rule of law - governance estimate in Greenland stood at 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Greenland peaked at 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.
Greenland ranks 14th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 2010 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.0882 units per person (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Greenland?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Greenland was 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Greenland ranks 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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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About this data
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.