Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Italy

Italy: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
56th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.3771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2009
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 0.927 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.779 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.878 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.738 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.682 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.594 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.471 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.503 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.409 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.454 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.521 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.554 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.462 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.439 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.419 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.555 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.589 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.651 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.619 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 Italy is 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Italy peaked at 0.9266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2009.

That places Italy 56th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Italy, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.9266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 0.7788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.0%
2000 0.8776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.7%
2002 0.7769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.5%
2003 0.7384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.0%
2004 0.6824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2005 0.5942 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.9%
2006 0.4705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.8%
2007 0.5035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.0%
2008 0.4095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.7%
2009 0.3771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.9%
2010 0.4537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.3%
2011 0.521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.8%
2012 0.5462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.8%
2013 0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.4%
2014 0.5543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.0%
2015 0.4618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.7%
2016 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2017 0.439 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.8%
2018 0.4187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2019 0.5296 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.5%
2020 0.5546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.7%
2021 0.5885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.1%
2022 0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.5%
2023 0.6506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.3%
2024 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.6033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.4918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.5974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 53 Chile 0.6911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 54 Cyprus 0.6892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 55 Mauritius 0.6386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 57 Costa Rica 0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 58 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 59 Israel 0.5997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Italy?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Italy was 0.6192 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.9266 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
How does Italy rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Italy ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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.