Rule of Law - Governance score in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Rule of Law - Governance score was 64.22 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
64.22 0-100
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 208 countries
All-time high
73.4 0-100
in 2002
All-time low
62.73 0-100
in 2018
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 63.3 0-1001998: 63.1 0-1002000: 73.2 0-1002002: 73.4 0-1002003: 73.3 0-1002004: 66.2 0-1002005: 65.4 0-1002006: 64.9 0-1002007: 64.6 0-1002008: 63.9 0-1002009: 64.2 0-1002010: 63.3 0-1002011: 63.3 0-1002012: 63.4 0-1002013: 63.4 0-1002014: 64.7 0-1002015: 63.7 0-1002016: 64.2 0-1002017: 65.1 0-1002018: 62.7 0-1002019: 63.4 0-1002020: 66.4 0-1002021: 67.7 0-1002022: 65.5 0-1002023: 64.2 0-1002024: 64.2 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - governance score in Vanuatu stood at 64.22 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Vanuatu peaked at 73.4 0-100 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.73 0-100, in 2018.

Vanuatu ranks 75th 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Vanuatu, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 63.31 0-100 —
1998 63.06 0-100 -0.4%
2000 73.19 0-100 +16.1%
2002 73.4 0-100 +0.3%
2003 73.31 0-100 -0.1%
2004 66.19 0-100 -9.7%
2005 65.36 0-100 -1.3%
2006 64.89 0-100 -0.7%
2007 64.57 0-100 -0.5%
2008 63.93 0-100 -1.0%
2009 64.22 0-100 +0.4%
2010 63.26 0-100 -1.5%
2011 63.31 0-100 +0.1%
2012 63.44 0-100 +0.2%
2013 63.38 0-100 -0.1%
2014 64.72 0-100 +2.1%
2015 63.68 0-100 -1.6%
2016 64.16 0-100 +0.8%
2017 65.09 0-100 +1.5%
2018 62.73 0-100 -3.6%
2019 63.43 0-100 +1.1%
2020 66.41 0-100 +4.7%
2021 67.68 0-100 +1.9%
2022 65.48 0-100 -3.2%
2023 64.19 0-100 -2.0%
2024 64.22 0-100 +0.1%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 64.22 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.03 0-100, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 64.22 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68 0-100, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63.19 0-100 63.06 0-100 63.31 0-100 2
2000s 67.67 0-100 63.93 0-100 73.4 0-100 9
2010s 63.72 0-100 62.73 0-100 65.09 0-100 10
2020s 65.6 0-100 64.19 0-100 67.68 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 72 United Arab Emirates 65.52 0-100 compare
  2. 73 Oman 64.7 0-100 compare
  3. 74 Cape Verde 64.27 0-100 compare
  4. 76 Dominica 63.81 0-100 compare
  5. 77 Croatia 63.46 0-100 compare
  6. 78 Romania 63.35 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Vanuatu?
Rule of law - governance score in Vanuatu was 64.22 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - governance score recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 73.4 0-100 in 2002.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 62.73 0-100 in 2018.
How does Vanuatu rank for rule of law - governance score?
Vanuatu ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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