Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Korea
North Korea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Korea, 1996–2024
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
North Korea recorded -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in North Korea peaked at -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2017.
North Korea ranks 191st 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.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Korea, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +41.4% |
| 2003 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | -1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.9% |
| 2013 | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | -1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.6% |
| 2023 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 99.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9,167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 656.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 316.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in North Korea?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in North Korea was -1.53 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
- How does North Korea rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- North Korea ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea 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.