Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Malawi

Malawi: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
104th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.1004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
All-time low
-0.4622 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.5-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.11996201020241996: -0.323 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.412 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.414 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.462 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.172 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.221 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.164 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.122 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.133 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.191 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.299 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.236 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.343 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.293 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.305 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.263 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.245 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.215 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.134 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.146 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 Malawi is -0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Malawi peaked at -0.1004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.4622 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

That places Malawi 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4122 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4622 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3435 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.2008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 101 Mongolia -0.0998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 102 Albania -0.1185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 103 Armenia -0.1424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 105 Republic of Moldova -0.1613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 106 Dominican Republic -0.1823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 107 Serbia -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Malawi?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Malawi was -0.1463 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was -0.1004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4622 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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.