Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Suriname

Suriname: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -0.2086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.2086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
110th
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2005
All-time low
-0.2607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2018
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

-0.25-0.2-0.15-0.1-0.05-01996201020241996: -0.099 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.103 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.105 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.141 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.143 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.141 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.014 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.207 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.169 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.133 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.081 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.076 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.068 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.068 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.196 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.241 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.261 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.249 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.185 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.197 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.188 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.209 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

Suriname recorded -0.2086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for rule of law - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Suriname peaked at -0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.2607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2018.

That places Suriname 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Suriname, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.0988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.1025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.7%
2000 -0.1049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2002 -0.1413 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.6%
2003 -0.1426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2004 -0.1414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9%
2005 -0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -90.0%
2006 -0.2074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1364.8%
2007 -0.1901 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.3%
2008 -0.1688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.2%
2009 -0.1329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.3%
2010 -0.0811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -39.0%
2011 -0.0758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2012 -0.0675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.9%
2013 -0.0682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2014 -0.1299 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +90.5%
2015 -0.1964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +51.2%
2016 -0.2098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.8%
2017 -0.2414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.1%
2018 -0.2607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.0%
2019 -0.2486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2020 -0.1851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.5%
2021 -0.1972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.5%
2022 -0.2196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2023 -0.1876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.6%
2024 -0.2086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.1007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.1382 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.1579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.1996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 107 Serbia -0.2001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 108 Senegal -0.2047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 109 Indonesia -0.2066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 111 Thailand -0.2155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 112 North Macedonia -0.2249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 113 Argentina -0.2514 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Suriname?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Suriname was -0.2086 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was -0.0142 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
How does Suriname rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Suriname ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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
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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.