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Rule of Law - Governance score in Burundi

Burundi: Rule of Law - Governance score was 34.54 0-100 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
34.54 0-100
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
188th
of 207 countries
All-time high
39.59 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
30.2 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 35.5 0-1001998: 35.6 0-1002000: 35.5 0-1002002: 34.8 0-1002003: 30.2 0-1002004: 35.3 0-1002005: 37 0-1002006: 39.6 0-1002007: 38.8 0-1002008: 38.5 0-1002009: 36.1 0-1002010: 35.3 0-1002011: 35.3 0-1002012: 37.1 0-1002013: 36.8 0-1002014: 38 0-1002015: 34.2 0-1002016: 32.8 0-1002017: 34.1 0-1002018: 33.1 0-1002019: 34.1 0-1002020: 34.2 0-1002021: 34.4 0-1002022: 34.2 0-1002023: 34.5 0-1002024: 34.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - governance score in Burundi stood at 34.54 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Burundi peaked at 39.59 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 30.2 0-100, in 2003.

Burundi ranks 188th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.54 0-100 35.49 0-100 35.6 0-100 2
2000s 36.2 0-100 30.2 0-100 39.59 0-100 9
2010s 35.08 0-100 32.81 0-100 37.97 0-100 10
2020s 34.36 0-100 34.22 0-100 34.54 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 185 Guinea-Bissau 35.71 0-100 compare
  2. 186 Cameroon 35.39 0-100 compare
  3. 187 Bolivia 35.15 0-100 compare
  4. 189 Iraq 33.59 0-100 compare
  5. 190 Turkmenistan 32.64 0-100 compare
  6. 191 Chad 32.1 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Burundi?
Rule of law - governance score in Burundi was 34.54 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 39.59 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2 0-100 in 2003.
How does Burundi rank for rule of law - governance score?
Burundi ranks 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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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