Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Israel

Israel: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
59th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.250.50.7511.21996201020241996: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.938 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.988 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.881 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.798 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.797 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.892 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.871 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.894 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.929 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.935 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.949 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.881 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.801 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.664 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.6 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 Israel stood at 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Israel peaked at 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Israel ranks 59th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Israel, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 0.9375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.6%
2000 0.9883 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.4%
2002 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2003 0.9615 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.9%
2004 0.8814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.3%
2005 0.8457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.0%
2006 0.8265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.3%
2007 0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2008 0.7976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2009 0.7967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2010 0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.2%
2011 0.8919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.6%
2012 0.8713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.3%
2013 0.8935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2014 0.929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.0%
2015 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.0%
2016 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2017 0.9943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2018 0.9352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.9%
2019 0.9491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.5%
2020 0.8874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2021 0.8808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2022 0.801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.1%
2023 0.6642 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.1%
2024 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.9324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.7666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 56 Italy 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 57 Costa Rica 0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 60 Seychelles 0.5969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 62 Qatar 0.5896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Israel?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Israel was 0.5997 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Israel rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Israel ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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.