Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
112th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.1171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
All-time low
-0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Macedonia, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.446 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.464 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.625 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.624 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.717 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.314 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.518 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.383 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.311 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.417 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.387 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.192 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.278 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.319 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.314 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.227 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.286 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.173 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.117 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.274 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.225 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 -0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in North Macedonia peaked at -0.1171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

North Macedonia ranks 112th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in North Macedonia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.4635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.9%
2000 -0.6254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.9%
2002 -0.6237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2003 -0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.0%
2004 -0.3144 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -56.2%
2005 -0.3769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.9%
2006 -0.5175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +37.3%
2007 -0.383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.0%
2008 -0.3105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.9%
2009 -0.2922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.9%
2010 -0.4166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +42.6%
2011 -0.387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.1%
2012 -0.1897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -51.0%
2013 -0.2011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.0%
2014 -0.1921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.4%
2015 -0.2782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +44.8%
2016 -0.3194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.8%
2017 -0.3143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2018 -0.2268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.9%
2019 -0.2862 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.2%
2020 -0.173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -39.6%
2021 -0.1171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -32.3%
2022 -0.1802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +53.9%
2023 -0.2739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +52.0%
2024 -0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.4623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.2811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.1938 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 109 Indonesia -0.2066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 110 Suriname -0.2086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 111 Thailand -0.2155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 113 Argentina -0.2514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 114 Sri Lanka -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 115 Panama -0.2634 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 -0.2249 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 North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was -0.1171 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 -0.7173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does North Macedonia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
North Macedonia ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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
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.