Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Pakistan, 1996–2024
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
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Pakistan is -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Pakistan peaked at -0.4566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2011.
That places Pakistan 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.4566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.8505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +86.2% |
| 2000 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | -0.9387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.7% |
| 2003 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.9202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7828 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.9% |
| 2007 | -0.8002 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | -0.9724 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | -0.8926 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +41.4% |
| 2012 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | -0.913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | -0.8396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.8123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | -0.813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.8231 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | -0.9109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.3% |
| 2024 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.9311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7828 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Pakistan?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Pakistan was -1.02 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Pakistan ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.