Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Madagascar

Madagascar: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
156th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.2873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
-1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.287 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.342 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.289 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.308 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.352 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.711 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.851 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.861 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.915 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.787 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.744 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.792 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.859 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.893 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.967 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.955 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.883 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

Madagascar recorded -0.8827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Madagascar peaked at -0.2873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2013.

Madagascar ranks 156th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3704 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.3814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.8427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7441 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9669 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8586 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 153 Eswatini -0.8599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 154 Mauritania -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 155 Liberia -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 157 Burkina Faso -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 158 Kyrgyzstan -0.9361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 159 Niger -0.9457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Madagascar?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Madagascar was -0.8827 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was -0.2873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
How does Madagascar rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Madagascar ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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.