Rule of Law - Governance score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Rule of Law - Governance score was 36.12 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rule of Law - Governance score in Zimbabwe, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 36.12 0-100 for rule of law - governance score in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance score in Zimbabwe peaked at 45.76 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.37 0-100, in 2006.
Zimbabwe ranks 182nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Rule of Law - Governance score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.76 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 40.99 0-100 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 30.12 0-100 | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6 0-100 | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 25.65 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 27.01 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 24.76 0-100 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 24.37 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.56 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.39 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 25.04 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.03 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 26.25 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.65 0-100 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 27.77 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 28.57 0-100 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 32.74 0-100 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 32.33 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 33.2 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.69 0-100 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 34.91 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.58 0-100 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.22 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 34.58 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.14 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.12 0-100 | +2.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 36.12 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.03 0-100, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 36.12 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.9 0-100, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rule of Law - Governance score in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -26.5% | 40.99 0-100 | 30.12 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.37 0-100 | 40.99 0-100 | 45.76 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.61 0-100 | 24.37 0-100 | 30.12 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.51 0-100 | 26.03 0-100 | 34.91 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.33 0-100 | 34.58 0-100 | 36.12 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 179 Congo 36.68 0-100 compare
- 180 Tajikistan 36.59 0-100 compare
- 181 Mozambique 36.4 0-100 compare
- 183 Belarus 35.79 0-100 compare
- 184 Iran 35.71 0-100 compare
- 185 Guinea-Bissau 35.71 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance score in Zimbabwe?
- Rule of law - governance score in Zimbabwe was 36.12 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 45.76 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.37 0-100 in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for rule of law - governance score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 182nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rule of law - governance score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).