Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Rule of Law - Governance estimate was 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
74th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
0.3348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2018
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.354 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.955 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.536 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.488 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.442 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.422 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.366 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.376 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.373 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.418 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.472 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.335 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.375 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.549 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.622 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.495 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.422 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

In 2024, rule of law - governance estimate in Vanuatu stood at 0.4216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Vanuatu peaked at 0.9547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2018.

That places Vanuatu 74th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3615 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.6222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.3925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.5015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6225 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 71 United Arab Emirates 0.4968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 72 Oman 0.4494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 73 Cabo Verde 0.4242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 75 Dominica 0.3975 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 76 Croatia 0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 77 Romania 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance estimate in Vanuatu?
Rule of law - governance estimate in Vanuatu was 0.4216 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.9547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3348 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
How does Vanuatu rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
Vanuatu ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.