Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
136th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.4401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2004
All-time low
-0.8042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.41996201020241996: -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.524 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.683 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.632 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.707 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.686 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.658 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.682 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.698 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.703 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.661 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.723 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.584 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.614 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.618 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.669 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.714 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.649 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.511 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.571 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

Papua New Guinea recorded -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.4401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.8042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2013.

Papua New Guinea ranks 136th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Papua New Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.5245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.5%
2000 -0.6827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.2%
2002 -0.5459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.0%
2003 -0.6318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.7%
2004 -0.4401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.3%
2005 -0.7066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +60.6%
2006 -0.6859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.9%
2007 -0.6582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.0%
2008 -0.6817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.6%
2009 -0.6982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2010 -0.7033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2011 -0.6612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.0%
2012 -0.7227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.3%
2013 -0.8042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.3%
2014 -0.5838 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -27.4%
2015 -0.6141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.2%
2016 -0.6183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2017 -0.6199 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2018 -0.6685 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.8%
2019 -0.7141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.8%
2020 -0.6604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2021 -0.6494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2022 -0.5459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.9%
2023 -0.5108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.4%
2024 -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5838 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.5875 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 133 Tanzania, United Republic of -0.5194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 134 Colombia -0.5597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 135 Zambia -0.5612 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 137 Philippines -0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 138 Côte d'Ivoire -0.5781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 139 China -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Papua New Guinea?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Papua New Guinea was -0.5713 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was -0.4401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.