Rule of Law - Governance score in Australia

Australia: Rule of Law - Governance score was 82.27 0-100 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
82.27 0-100
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
17th
of 206 countries
All-time high
88.21 0-100
in 2003
All-time low
82.27 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Australia, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 86.1 0-1001998: 86.7 0-1002000: 87.9 0-1002002: 87.2 0-1002003: 88.2 0-1002004: 86.7 0-1002005: 86.5 0-1002006: 86.9 0-1002007: 86.7 0-1002008: 86.5 0-1002009: 86.2 0-1002010: 84.5 0-1002011: 84.1 0-1002012: 85.1 0-1002013: 85.1 0-1002014: 86.8 0-1002015: 86.5 0-1002016: 86.7 0-1002017: 84.9 0-1002018: 85.1 0-1002019: 85.1 0-1002020: 83.7 0-1002021: 84 0-1002022: 82.3 0-1002023: 82.8 0-1002024: 82.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Australia is 82.27 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Australia peaked at 88.21 0-100 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.27 0-100, in 2024.

Australia ranks 17th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.38 0-100 86.05 0-100 86.7 0-100 2
2000s 86.98 0-100 86.18 0-100 88.21 0-100 9
2010s 85.39 0-100 84.08 0-100 86.78 0-100 10
2020s 83.01 0-100 82.27 0-100 83.99 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 Greenland 84.06 0-100 compare
  2. 15 Japan 82.98 0-100 compare
  3. 16 Estonia 82.55 0-100 compare
  4. 18 Canada 82.11 0-100 compare
  5. 19 Singapore 81.6 0-100 compare
  6. 20 Andorra 81.23 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Australia?
Rule of law - governance score in Australia was 82.27 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 88.21 0-100 in 2003.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 82.27 0-100 in 2024.
How does Australia rank for rule of law - governance score?
Australia ranks 17th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,296 data points, 1996–2024
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