Rule of Law - Governance score in Türkiye

Türkiye: Rule of Law - Governance score was 42.45 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42.45 0-100
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
154th
of 208 countries
All-time high
59.77 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
42.45 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 54.8 0-1001998: 53.7 0-1002000: 56.2 0-1002002: 54.8 0-1002003: 56.7 0-1002004: 59.3 0-1002005: 59.8 0-1002006: 59.5 0-1002007: 59.1 0-1002008: 58.7 0-1002009: 58.1 0-1002010: 57.8 0-1002011: 55.5 0-1002012: 55.1 0-1002013: 55 0-1002014: 50.7 0-1002015: 48.7 0-1002016: 47.6 0-1002017: 46.4 0-1002018: 44.8 0-1002019: 46.7 0-1002020: 44.7 0-1002021: 43.6 0-1002022: 43.5 0-1002023: 43.2 0-1002024: 42.4 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 42.45 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Türkiye peaked at 59.77 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.45 0-100, in 2024.

Türkiye ranks 154th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 score in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Türkiye, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 54.76 0-100
1998 53.73 0-100 -1.9%
2000 56.21 0-100 +4.6%
2002 54.82 0-100 -2.5%
2003 56.75 0-100 +3.5%
2004 59.33 0-100 +4.6%
2005 59.77 0-100 +0.7%
2006 59.51 0-100 -0.5%
2007 59.12 0-100 -0.7%
2008 58.75 0-100 -0.6%
2009 58.14 0-100 -1.0%
2010 57.82 0-100 -0.6%
2011 55.45 0-100 -4.1%
2012 55.14 0-100 -0.6%
2013 54.99 0-100 -0.3%
2014 50.75 0-100 -7.7%
2015 48.75 0-100 -3.9%
2016 47.57 0-100 -2.4%
2017 46.37 0-100 -2.5%
2018 44.76 0-100 -3.5%
2019 46.69 0-100 +4.3%
2020 44.75 0-100 -4.2%
2021 43.62 0-100 -2.5%
2022 43.54 0-100 -0.2%
2023 43.21 0-100 -0.8%
2024 42.45 0-100 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.25 0-100 53.73 0-100 54.76 0-100 2
2000s 58.04 0-100 54.82 0-100 59.77 0-100 9
2010s 50.83 0-100 44.76 0-100 57.82 0-100 10
2020s 43.51 0-100 42.45 0-100 44.75 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.19 0-100 compare
  2. 152 Egypt 44.03 0-100 compare
  3. 153 Sierra Leone 42.53 0-100 compare
  4. 155 Eswatini 42.17 0-100 compare
  5. 156 Mauritania 42.1 0-100 compare
  6. 157 Liberia 42.03 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Türkiye?
Rule of law - governance score in Türkiye was 42.45 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 59.77 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 42.45 0-100 in 2024.
How does Türkiye rank for rule of law - governance score?
Türkiye ranks 154th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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