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Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 36.7%
World rank
109th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.0966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
All-time low
-0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Macedonia, 1996–2025

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-01996201020251996: -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.498 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.661 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.256 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.321 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.482 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.348 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.287 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.277 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.368 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.206 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.186 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.266 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.315 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.306 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.213 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.269 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.158 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.097 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.164 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.281 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.142 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

North Macedonia recorded -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2025.

That represents a change of up 36.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in North Macedonia peaked at -0.0966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

North Macedonia ranks 109th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in North Macedonia, year by year

Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.4827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.4978 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.1%
2000 -0.661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +32.8%
2002 -0.6478 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2003 -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.3%
2004 -0.2565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -63.8%
2005 -0.3209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.1%
2006 -0.4825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +50.4%
2007 -0.3475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.0%
2008 -0.287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.4%
2009 -0.2768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2010 -0.3996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +44.4%
2011 -0.368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.9%
2012 -0.1897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -48.5%
2013 -0.2064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.8%
2014 -0.1855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.1%
2015 -0.2662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +43.5%
2016 -0.3149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.3%
2017 -0.3059 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.8%
2018 -0.2132 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.3%
2019 -0.2692 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.3%
2020 -0.1578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -41.4%
2021 -0.0966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -38.8%
2022 -0.1636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +69.3%
2023 -0.2813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +71.9%
2024 -0.2239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.4%
2025 -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -36.7%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 66% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4978 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.4431 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2565 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.2719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.1775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 106 Dominican Republic -0.1235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 107 India -0.1287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 108 Malawi -0.1358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 110 Moldova -0.1527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 111 Vietnam -0.1749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 112 Senegal -0.1927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in North Macedonia?
Rule of law - governance estimate in North Macedonia was -0.1417 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was -0.0966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does North Macedonia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
North Macedonia ranks 109th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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
208 places, 5,527 data points, 1996–2025
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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.