Rule of Law - Number of sources in Australia

Australia: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2017
All-time low
8
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Australia, 1996–2024

02.557.51012.51996201020241996: 81998: 82000: 82002: 82003: 82004: 82005: 92006: 102007: 102008: 102009: 102010: 102011: 112012: 112013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 122018: 122019: 122020: 112021: 112022: 122023: 122024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - number of sources in Australia stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Australia peaked at 12 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

Australia ranks 97th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Australia, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 8
1998 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2002 8 +0.0%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 8 +0.0%
2005 9 +12.5%
2006 10 +11.1%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 10 +0.0%
2009 10 +0.0%
2010 10 +0.0%
2011 11 +10.0%
2012 11 +0.0%
2013 11 +0.0%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 12 +9.1%
2018 12 +0.0%
2019 12 +0.0%
2020 11 -8.3%
2021 11 +0.0%
2022 12 +9.1%
2023 12 +0.0%
2024 12 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 9 8 10 9
2010s 11.2 10 12 10
2020s 11.6 11 12 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 97 Algeria 12 compare
  2. 97 Canada 12 compare
  3. 97 Denmark 12 compare
  4. 97 Dominican Republic 12 compare
  5. 97 Egypt 12 compare
  6. 97 Finland 12 compare
  7. 97 Gabon 12 compare
  8. 97 Guatemala 12 compare
  9. 97 Hong Kong (China) 12 compare
  10. 97 Jamaica 12 compare
  11. 97 Kuwait 12 compare
  12. 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 compare
  13. 97 Luxembourg 12 compare
  14. 97 Malta 12 compare
  15. 97 Mauritius 12 compare
  16. 97 Republic of Moldova 12 compare
  17. 97 Netherlands 12 compare
  18. 97 New Zealand 12 compare
  19. 97 Panama 12 compare
  20. 97 Papua New Guinea 12 compare
  21. 97 Saudi Arabia 12 compare
  22. 97 Serbia 12 compare
  23. 97 Tajikistan 12 compare
  24. 97 Trinidad and Tobago 12 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Australia?
Rule of law - number of sources in Australia was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2017.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does Australia rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Australia ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Number of sources
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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