Rule of Law - Governance estimate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in South Sudan, 2011–2024
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
South Sudan recorded -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan peaked at -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.
That places South Sudan 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 2012 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +24.2% |
| 2015 | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | -1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 53.11 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 1.56 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in South Sudan was -1.97 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- South Sudan ranks 204th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.