Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Spain

Spain: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.981 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.954 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.992 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.932 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

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Spain is 0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Spain peaked at 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2014.

Spain ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.9994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.9448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 39 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 40 United States 0.9618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 41 Uruguay 0.9506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 43 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 44 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.8521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 45 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.8357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Spain?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Spain was 0.9318 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 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 0.903 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
How does Spain rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Spain ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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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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.