Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Spain
Spain: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Spain, 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
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Spain is 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Spain peaked at 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
Spain ranks 44th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -19.0% |
| 2000 | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9728 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9961 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9079 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 91% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6192 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Spain?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Spain was 0.8695 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Spain ranks 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.