Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Russia
Russia: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Russia, 1996–2025
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
Russia recorded -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Russia peaked at -0.6933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
That places Russia 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Russia, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.9195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | -0.9215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -17.2% |
| 2003 | -0.9548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | -0.7813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.2% |
| 2005 | -0.9053 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.9% |
| 2006 | -0.9387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | -0.9182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | -0.9625 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | -0.9588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | -0.9161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | -0.9486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +36.8% |
| 2013 | -0.9175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | -0.922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | -0.8691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | -0.8382 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | -0.8362 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.8616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | -0.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.0% |
| 2023 | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.6% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (76 countries reporting)
- Russia's -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9702 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Russia?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Russia was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Russia rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Russia ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.