Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Paraguay

Paraguay: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
140th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2020
All-time low
-1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -0.495 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.753 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.711 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.759 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.766 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.597 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.491 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.454 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.429 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.373 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.584 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

Paraguay recorded -0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Paraguay peaked at -0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.

That places Paraguay 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Paraguay, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.4953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.8074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +63.0%
2000 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +27.2%
2002 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.1%
2003 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.0%
2004 -0.8108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.8%
2005 -0.8269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2006 -0.7801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2007 -0.7763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2008 -0.7527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2009 -0.7346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.4%
2010 -0.7105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.3%
2011 -0.7082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2012 -0.7587 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.1%
2013 -0.7655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2014 -0.5971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.0%
2015 -0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.0%
2016 -0.4907 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.7%
2017 -0.4933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2018 -0.4541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.9%
2019 -0.4295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2020 -0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.2%
2021 -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +41.7%
2022 -0.5404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2023 -0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.4%
2024 -0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.5957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4295 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 137 Philippines -0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 138 Côte d'Ivoire -0.5781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 139 China -0.5793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 141 Cuba -0.6236 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 142 Timor-Leste -0.6257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 143 Togo -0.6329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Paraguay?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Paraguay was -0.5836 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was -0.3727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
How does Paraguay rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Paraguay ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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.