Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Mozambique, 1996–2025
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 2025, rule of law - governance estimate in Mozambique stood at -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Mozambique peaked at -0.4515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.7383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.7408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.7311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | -0.6386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7156 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | -0.4515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.2% |
| 2007 | -0.5182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | -0.548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | -0.5513 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6068 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | -0.7684 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +26.6% |
| 2012 | -0.6537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +41.4% |
| 2014 | -0.8797 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | -0.8503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | -0.9972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | -0.995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.9761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | -0.9562 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.5898 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6068 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Mozambique?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Mozambique was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Mozambique ranks 177th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.