Rule of Law - Governance score in Pakistan

Pakistan: Rule of Law - Governance score was 39.46 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
39.46 0-100
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
49.11 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
37.16 0-100
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

010203040501996201020241996: 49.1 0-1001998: 42.3 0-1002000: 38.7 0-1002002: 40.8 0-1002003: 39.6 0-1002004: 39.7 0-1002005: 41.1 0-1002006: 43.5 0-1002007: 43.2 0-1002008: 40.2 0-1002009: 41.6 0-1002010: 43 0-1002011: 37.2 0-1002012: 38.7 0-1002013: 38.9 0-1002014: 40.3 0-1002015: 41.2 0-1002016: 41.3 0-1002017: 42.1 0-1002018: 42.5 0-1002019: 43 0-1002020: 43 0-1002021: 42.8 0-1002022: 41.3 0-1002023: 39.7 0-1002024: 39.5 0-100

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 Pakistan stood at 39.46 0-100.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Pakistan peaked at 49.11 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 37.16 0-100, in 2011.

Pakistan ranks 166th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.72 0-100 42.33 0-100 49.11 0-100 2
2000s 40.94 0-100 38.66 0-100 43.49 0-100 9
2010s 40.8 0-100 37.16 0-100 42.98 0-100 10
2020s 41.24 0-100 39.46 0-100 42.97 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 163 Palestine, State of 39.94 0-100 compare
  2. 164 Nigeria 39.63 0-100 compare
  3. 165 Djibouti 39.58 0-100 compare
  4. 167 Ethiopia 38.91 0-100 compare
  5. 168 Cambodia 38.79 0-100 compare
  6. 169 Lebanon 38.28 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Pakistan?
Rule of law - governance score in Pakistan was 39.46 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 49.11 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 37.16 0-100 in 2011.
How does Pakistan rank for rule of law - governance score?
Pakistan ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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).