Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Liberia
Liberia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Liberia, 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
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Liberia is -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Liberia peaked at -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.
Liberia ranks 155th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Liberia, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.9% |
| 2005 | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | -0.8299 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | -0.959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | -0.9068 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | -0.9541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | -0.8971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.8336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | -0.8488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | -0.7925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | -0.8082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | -0.831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | -0.8707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | -0.8554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | -0.8587 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | -0.8997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8299 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.865 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 152 Türkiye -0.8434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 153 Eswatini -0.8599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 154 Mauritania -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 156 Madagascar -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 157 Burkina Faso -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 158 Kyrgyzstan -0.9361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Liberia?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Liberia was -0.868 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- How does Liberia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Liberia ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.