Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
201st
of 206 countries
All-time high
-0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
-1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996–2024

-2-1.5-1-0.51996201020241996: -0.558 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.559 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.739 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.951 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.798 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.763 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.982 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.8 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 Syrian Arab Republic is -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at -0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.

Syrian Arab Republic ranks 201st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syrian Arab Republic, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
1998 -0.5592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2000 -0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2002 -0.7393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.5%
2003 -0.7801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2004 -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2005 -0.7804 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2006 -0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.9%
2007 -0.9003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2008 -0.8033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.8%
2009 -0.7981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6%
2010 -0.7629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.4%
2011 -0.9818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.7%
2012 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +35.1%
2013 -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.8%
2014 -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.9%
2015 -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2016 -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.0%
2017 -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2018 -1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2019 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.0%
2020 -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.1%
2021 -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2022 -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2023 -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7%
2024 -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5583 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 198 Sudan -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 199 Eritrea -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 200 Myanmar -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 202 Yemen -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 203 Afghanistan -1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 204 South Sudan -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Syrian Arab Republic was -1.81 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was -0.5496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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.