Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Sudan
Sudan: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Sudan, 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
Sudan recorded -1.86 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.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Sudan peaked at -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2025.
That places Sudan 204th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -22.4% |
| 2003 | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -17.5% |
| 2007 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | -1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.8846 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Sudan?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Sudan was -1.86 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- How does Sudan rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Sudan ranks 204th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.