Rule of Law - Governance score in Zambia
Zambia: Rule of Law - Governance score was 47.31 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance score in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 47.31 0-100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Zambia peaked at 51.39 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.66 0-100, in 2020.
That places Zambia 135th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.03 0-100 | 49.01 0-100 | 49.05 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.13 0-100 | 48.87 0-100 | 51.26 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.55 0-100 | 46.79 0-100 | 51.39 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.43 0-100 | 45.66 0-100 | 47.31 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 132 Peru 48.26 0-100 compare
- 133 Tanzania, United Republic of 48.03 0-100 compare
- 134 Colombia 47.33 0-100 compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 47.13 0-100 compare
- 137 Philippines 47.09 0-100 compare
- 138 Côte d'Ivoire 47.01 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Zambia?
- Rule of law - governance score in Zambia was 47.31 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.39 0-100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.66 0-100 in 2020.
- How does Zambia rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Zambia ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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).