Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Norway

Norway: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2020
All-time low
1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2004
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.511.521996201020241996: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.9 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

Norway recorded 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Norway peaked at 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2004.

Norway ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Norway, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2000 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2002 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.5%
2003 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2004 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2005 1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.8%
2006 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2007 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2008 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.1%
2009 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.2%
2010 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2011 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2012 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.0%
2013 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2014 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2015 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2016 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.3%
2017 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2018 2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2019 2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2020 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.3%
2021 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2022 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2023 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2024 1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Finland 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 2 Denmark 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 5 Luxembourg 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 6 Liechtenstein 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Norway?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Norway was 1.95 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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
How does Norway rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Norway ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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.