Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Libya
Libya: Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) was 31.46 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance score in Libya, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Libya recorded 31.46 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Libya peaked at 42.71 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.69 0-100, in 2022.
That places Libya 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Libya, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.2 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 38.18 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.72 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 36.78 0-100 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 39.57 0-100 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 41.2 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 40.35 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 40.86 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 41.81 0-100 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 42.71 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 40.07 0-100 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 39.82 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.87 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.31 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 36.28 0-100 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 32.94 0-100 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 30.02 0-100 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 31.05 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 32.64 0-100 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 33.24 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.02 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 31.64 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.78 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 29.69 0-100 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 30.87 0-100 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 30.39 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 31.46 0-100 | +3.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 31.46 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.22 0-100, 57% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 31.46 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 47.88 0-100, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.19 0-100 | 38.18 0-100 | 38.2 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.34 0-100 | 36.78 0-100 | 42.71 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.02 0-100 | 30.02 0-100 | 42.31 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.14 0-100 | 29.69 0-100 | 32.78 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 33.24 0-100 compare
- 195 Nicaragua 32.49 0-100 compare
- 196 Haiti 31.98 0-100 compare
- 198 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.21 0-100 compare
- 199 Central African Republic 30.67 0-100 compare
- 200 Myanmar 29.49 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Libya?
- Rule of law - governance score in Libya was 31.46 0-100 in 2025, 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.71 0-100 in 2008.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.69 0-100 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Libya ranks 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).