Rule of Law - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rule of Law - Governance score was 28.97 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 28.97 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 30.68 0-100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.13 0-100, in 1998.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 196th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.78 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 21.13 0-100 | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 21.54 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.03 0-100 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 21.75 0-100 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 28.18 0-100 | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 29.25 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 29.13 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29.48 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 29.69 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.17 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 29.15 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.78 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 28.18 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.15 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 30.27 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 29.94 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.68 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.43 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 28.45 0-100 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.58 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.18 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.61 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 29.75 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 29.33 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 28.97 0-100 | -1.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.97 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.71 0-100, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 28.97 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.9 0-100, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +29.6% | 21.75 0-100 | 28.18 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.96 0-100 | 21.13 0-100 | 26.78 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.8 0-100 | 21.54 0-100 | 29.69 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.26 0-100 | 28.18 0-100 | 30.68 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.57 0-100 | 28.97 0-100 | 30.61 0-100 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Rule of law - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 28.97 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.68 0-100 in 2016.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.13 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 196th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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).