Rule of Law - Governance score in Portugal
Portugal: Rule of Law - Governance score was 75.42 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Rule of Law - Governance score in Portugal, 1996–2024
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 Portugal is 75.42 0-100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Portugal peaked at 78.6 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 71.89 0-100, in 2011.
That places Portugal 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Portugal, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.6 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 76.5 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 75.8 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 78.26 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 78.58 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.4 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.69 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 74.81 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 76.85 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 75.85 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 74.65 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 72.13 0-100 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 71.89 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.25 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.47 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.49 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 76.37 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 76.17 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.14 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.42 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 76.18 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.33 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.09 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.34 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.59 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 75.42 0-100 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.55 0-100 | 76.5 0-100 | 78.6 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 76.54 0-100 | 74.65 0-100 | 78.58 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.55 0-100 | 71.89 0-100 | 77.14 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.35 0-100 | 75.42 0-100 | 77.33 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 30 Latvia 75.75 0-100 compare
- 31 American Samoa 75.67 0-100 compare
- 32 New Caledonia 75.64 0-100 compare
- 34 Samoa 75.09 0-100 compare
- 35 Guam 74.77 0-100 compare
- 36 French Polynesia 74.47 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Portugal?
- Rule of law - governance score in Portugal was 75.42 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.89 0-100 in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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).