Rule of Law - Governance score in Guatemala

Guatemala: Rule of Law - Governance score was 40.4 0-100 in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
40.4 0-100
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
161st
of 206 countries
All-time high
41.58 0-100
in 2004
All-time low
36.9 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 38.4 0-1001998: 36.9 0-1002000: 39.8 0-1002002: 39.2 0-1002003: 38.6 0-1002004: 41.6 0-1002005: 41.2 0-1002006: 41.1 0-1002007: 41.1 0-1002008: 40.7 0-1002009: 41.3 0-1002010: 41.5 0-1002011: 39.2 0-1002012: 40.4 0-1002013: 39.1 0-1002014: 40.4 0-1002015: 40.6 0-1002016: 40.4 0-1002017: 40.6 0-1002018: 40.1 0-1002019: 39.7 0-1002020: 40.3 0-1002021: 40.2 0-1002022: 39.1 0-1002023: 39.6 0-1002024: 40.4 0-100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - governance score in Guatemala is 40.4 0-100, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Guatemala peaked at 41.58 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36.9 0-100, in 1998.

That places Guatemala 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.67 0-100 36.9 0-100 38.44 0-100 2
2000s 40.51 0-100 38.64 0-100 41.58 0-100 9
2010s 40.2 0-100 39.12 0-100 41.48 0-100 10
2020s 39.92 0-100 39.12 0-100 40.4 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 158 Kyrgyzstan 40.85 0-100 compare
  2. 159 Niger 40.69 0-100 compare
  3. 160 Bangladesh 40.44 0-100 compare
  4. 162 Ecuador 40.36 0-100 compare
  5. 163 Palestine 39.94 0-100 compare
  6. 164 Nigeria 39.63 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

More reference data data for Guatemala

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Guatemala?
Rule of law - governance score in Guatemala was 40.4 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 41.58 0-100 in 2004.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9 0-100 in 1998.
How does Guatemala rank for rule of law - governance score?
Guatemala ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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).