Rule of Law - Governance score in Eswatini, Kingdom of

Eswatini, Kingdom of: Rule of Law - Governance score was 42.17 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42.17 0-100
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
56.87 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
42.17 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Governance score in Eswatini, Kingdom of, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 56.9 0-1001998: 53.3 0-1002000: 53.3 0-1002002: 47.1 0-1002003: 48.8 0-1002004: 44.4 0-1002005: 43.4 0-1002006: 46.5 0-1002007: 45.5 0-1002008: 48 0-1002009: 47.1 0-1002010: 46.6 0-1002011: 45 0-1002012: 46.4 0-1002013: 46.5 0-1002014: 47 0-1002015: 47.7 0-1002016: 47.7 0-1002017: 48.9 0-1002018: 49 0-1002019: 47.4 0-1002020: 45.6 0-1002021: 45 0-1002022: 44.5 0-1002023: 44.4 0-1002024: 42.2 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Eswatini, Kingdom of recorded 42.17 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Eswatini, Kingdom of peaked at 56.87 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 42.17 0-100, in 2024.

Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 153rd of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.1 0-100 53.34 0-100 56.87 0-100 2
2000s 47.13 0-100 43.42 0-100 53.32 0-100 9
2010s 47.22 0-100 45.03 0-100 48.95 0-100 10
2020s 44.33 0-100 42.17 0-100 45.61 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini, Kingdom of

  1. 150 Egypt, Arab Republic of 44.03 0-100 compare
  2. 151 Sierra Leone 42.53 0-100 compare
  3. 152 Türkiye, Republic of 42.45 0-100 compare
  4. 154 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 42.1 0-100 compare
  5. 155 Liberia 42.03 0-100 compare
  6. 156 Madagascar, Republic of 41.77 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
Rule of law - governance score in Eswatini, Kingdom of was 42.17 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 Eswatini, Kingdom of?
The highest recorded value was 56.87 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
The lowest recorded value was 42.17 0-100 in 2024.
How does Eswatini, Kingdom of rank for rule of law - governance score?
Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Eswatini, Kingdom of?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini, Kingdom of 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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Indicator
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,270 data points, 1996–2024
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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).