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Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Malta

Malta: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
51st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2008
All-time low
0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.511.51996201020241996: 0.966 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.944 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.867 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.794 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.727 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

In 2024, rule of law - governance estimate in Malta stood at 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Malta peaked at 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Malta 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9664 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.8372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9438 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 48 Bhutan 0.7903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 49 Kiribati 0.786 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 50 Barbados 0.7278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 52 Tonga 0.6943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 53 Chile 0.6911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 54 Cyprus 0.6892 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 Malta?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Malta was 0.7272 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Malta ranks 51st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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.