Rule of Law - Governance score in Philippines

Philippines: Rule of Law - Governance score was 47.09 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
47.09 0-100
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
138th
of 207 countries
All-time high
57.06 0-100
in 1998
All-time low
45.37 0-100
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 56.6 0-1001998: 57.1 0-1002000: 48.8 0-1002002: 50.2 0-1002003: 47.3 0-1002004: 48 0-1002005: 51 0-1002006: 49.8 0-1002007: 49.2 0-1002008: 47.5 0-1002009: 46.1 0-1002010: 45.8 0-1002011: 48 0-1002012: 48.6 0-1002013: 48.9 0-1002014: 50.8 0-1002015: 49.6 0-1002016: 48.8 0-1002017: 46.8 0-1002018: 46 0-1002019: 45.8 0-1002020: 46.1 0-1002021: 45.4 0-1002022: 46.1 0-1002023: 46.6 0-1002024: 47.1 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 Philippines stood at 47.09 0-100.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Philippines peaked at 57.06 0-100 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.37 0-100, in 2021.

That places Philippines 138th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Governance score in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) in Philippines, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 56.62 0-100 —
1998 57.06 0-100 +0.8%
2000 48.76 0-100 -14.5%
2002 50.23 0-100 +3.0%
2003 47.25 0-100 -5.9%
2004 48.01 0-100 +1.6%
2005 50.98 0-100 +6.2%
2006 49.83 0-100 -2.3%
2007 49.22 0-100 -1.2%
2008 47.49 0-100 -3.5%
2009 46.08 0-100 -3.0%
2010 45.76 0-100 -0.7%
2011 47.97 0-100 +4.8%
2012 48.56 0-100 +1.2%
2013 48.88 0-100 +0.6%
2014 50.75 0-100 +3.8%
2015 49.56 0-100 -2.3%
2016 48.82 0-100 -1.5%
2017 46.79 0-100 -4.2%
2018 45.95 0-100 -1.8%
2019 45.83 0-100 -0.3%
2020 46.07 0-100 +0.5%
2021 45.37 0-100 -1.5%
2022 46.08 0-100 +1.6%
2023 46.62 0-100 +1.2%
2024 47.09 0-100 +1.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 47.09 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.26 0-100, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 47.09 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68 0-100, 69% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.84 0-100 56.62 0-100 57.06 0-100 2
2000s 48.65 0-100 46.08 0-100 50.98 0-100 9
2010s 47.89 0-100 45.76 0-100 50.75 0-100 10
2020s 46.25 0-100 45.37 0-100 47.09 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 135 Colombia 47.33 0-100 compare
  2. 136 Zambia 47.31 0-100 compare
  3. 137 Papua New Guinea 47.13 0-100 compare
  4. 139 Cote d'Ivoire 47.01 0-100 compare
  5. 140 China 46.99 0-100 compare
  6. 141 Paraguay 46.92 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - governance score in Philippines?
Rule of law - governance score in Philippines was 47.09 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 57.06 0-100 in 1998.
What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 45.37 0-100 in 2021.
How does Philippines rank for rule of law - governance score?
Philippines ranks 138th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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

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
207 places, 5,294 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).