Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand

New Zealand: Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the was 81.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
81.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 208 countries
All-time high
85.3%
in 2011
All-time low
81.4%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 83.21998: 83.12000: 83.42002: 83.22003: 83.22004: 82.32005: 82.72006: 832007: 832008: 83.42009: 83.42010: 82.82011: 85.32012: 84.32013: 83.32014: 842015: 84.72016: 84.92017: 84.22018: 83.82019: 83.52020: 832021: 82.42022: 82.32023: 82.12024: 81.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 81.4% for rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand peaked at 85.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2024.

That places New Zealand 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in New Zealand, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 83.2%
1998 83.1% -0.1%
2000 83.4% +0.3%
2002 83.2% -0.2%
2003 83.2% -0.1%
2004 82.3% -1.1%
2005 82.7% +0.5%
2006 83.0% +0.3%
2007 83.0% -0.0%
2008 83.4% +0.5%
2009 83.4% +0.0%
2010 82.8% -0.7%
2011 85.3% +3.0%
2012 84.3% -1.1%
2013 83.3% -1.2%
2014 84.0% +0.8%
2015 84.7% +0.9%
2016 84.9% +0.2%
2017 84.2% -0.9%
2018 83.8% -0.4%
2019 83.5% -0.4%
2020 83.0% -0.6%
2021 82.4% -0.8%
2022 82.3% -0.1%
2023 82.1% -0.3%
2024 81.4% -0.8%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 81.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.0%, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 81.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.9%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.1% 83.1% 83.2% 2
2000s 83.1% 82.3% 83.4% 9
2010s 84.1% 82.8% 85.3% 10
2020s 82.2% 81.4% 83.0% 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 6 Netherlands 82.1% compare
  2. 7 Switzerland 82.0% compare
  3. 8 Austria 81.6% compare
  4. 10 Germany 80.7% compare
  5. 11 Ireland 80.2% compare
  6. 12 Liechtenstein 79.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand?
Rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in New Zealand was 81.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the?
New Zealand ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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