Rule of Law - Governance score in Belarus
Belarus: Rule of Law - Governance score was 35.79 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance score in Belarus, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2024, rule of law - governance score in Belarus stood at 35.79 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Belarus peaked at 48.23 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 35.79 0-100, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 183rd 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.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 48.23 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 43.72 0-100 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 40.3 0-100 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 41.01 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40.97 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.99 0-100 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 41 0-100 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 36.97 0-100 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 38.34 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 39.9 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 40.48 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 40.49 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39.79 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.26 0-100 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 42.81 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 44.1 0-100 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.37 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.7 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.89 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.35 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 43.3 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 42.16 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 38.6 0-100 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 37.02 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 36.04 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 35.79 0-100 | -0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 35.79 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 67% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 35.79 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67.62 0-100, 53% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.98 0-100 | 43.72 0-100 | 48.23 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.33 0-100 | 36.97 0-100 | 43.99 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.21 0-100 | 39.79 0-100 | 44.7 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.92 0-100 | 35.79 0-100 | 42.16 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 180 Tajikistan 36.59 0-100 compare
- 181 Mozambique 36.4 0-100 compare
- 182 Zimbabwe 36.12 0-100 compare
- 184 Iran 35.71 0-100 compare
- 185 Guinea-Bissau 35.71 0-100 compare
- 186 Cameroon 35.39 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Belarus?
- Rule of law - governance score in Belarus was 35.79 0-100 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 score recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 48.23 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.79 0-100 in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Belarus ranks 183rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).