Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Romania

Romania: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
77th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
All-time low
-0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.200.20.41996201020241996: -0.037 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.159 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.254 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.091 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.045 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.093 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.119 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.104 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.152 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.147 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.205 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.365 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.386 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.396 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.367 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.462 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.412 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.371 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

Romania recorded 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Romania peaked at 0.4616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Romania ranks 77th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.0977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0366 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.0881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.2799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1037 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.4278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 74 Vanuatu 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 75 Dominica 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 76 Croatia 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 78 Malaysia 0.3451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 79 Namibia 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 80 Botswana 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Romania?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Romania was 0.3711 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Romania rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Romania ranks 77th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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
Last refreshed

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.