Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Malaysia

Malaysia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
-0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.20.40.61996201020241996: 0.504 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.202 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.026 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.223 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.341 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.371 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.277 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.384 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.299 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.212 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.226 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.139 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.239 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.192 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.242 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.114 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.099 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.131 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.286 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.339 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.302 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.295 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.302 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.345 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

Malaysia recorded 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Malaysia peaked at 0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Malaysia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 0.2019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -60.0%
2000 -0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -113.1%
2002 0.2232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -943.7%
2003 0.341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +52.8%
2004 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.8%
2005 0.2772 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.3%
2006 0.3835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +38.3%
2007 0.2986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.1%
2008 0.2195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.5%
2009 0.2117 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2010 0.2255 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.6%
2011 0.1386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -38.5%
2012 0.2392 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +72.6%
2013 0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.8%
2014 0.2421 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.2%
2015 0.1142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -52.8%
2016 0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.5%
2017 0.1306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +32.4%
2018 0.2864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +119.2%
2019 0.3389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.3%
2020 0.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2021 0.3016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.8%
2022 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2023 0.3017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.2%
2024 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.2555 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.2006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.3187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 75 Dominica 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 76 Croatia 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 77 Romania 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 79 Namibia 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 80 Botswana 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 81 Fiji 0.3058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Malaysia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Malaysia was 0.3451 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Malaysia ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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.