Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Latvia

Latvia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
0.0629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.250.50.7511996201020241996: 0.063 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.175 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.219 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.442 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.351 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.647 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.639 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.553 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.564 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.674 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.663 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.632 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.615 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.829 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.923 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.984 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.1 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 Latvia is 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Latvia peaked at 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

That places Latvia 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Latvia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.0629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 0.1752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +178.5%
2000 0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.5%
2002 0.2193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +46.4%
2003 0.4425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +101.8%
2004 0.3512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.6%
2005 0.5067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +44.3%
2006 0.5688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.2%
2007 0.6482 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.0%
2008 0.6475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2009 0.5721 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.6%
2010 0.6394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.8%
2011 0.5529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.5%
2012 0.5724 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.5%
2013 0.5643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2014 0.6744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.5%
2015 0.6626 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2016 0.6456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.6%
2017 0.6323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2018 0.6152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.7%
2019 0.8287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.7%
2020 0.9229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2021 0.984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2022 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2023 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.3%
2024 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.4562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6482 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.6388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 27 Palau 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 28 San Marino 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 29 Korea 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 31 American Samoa 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 32 New Caledonia 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 33 Portugal 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Latvia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Latvia was 1.09 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Latvia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Latvia ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia 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.