Rule of Law - Number of sources in Bhutan

Bhutan: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 10 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
144th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2013
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

246810121996201020241996: 31998: 32000: 32002: 32003: 32004: 52005: 82006: 92007: 92008: 102009: 112010: 112011: 112012: 102013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 122018: 112019: 102020: 82021: 92022: 92023: 92024: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 10 for rule of law - number of sources in 2024.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Bhutan peaked at 12 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

That places Bhutan 144th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Bhutan, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 3
1998 3 +0.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2002 3 +0.0%
2003 3 +0.0%
2004 5 +66.7%
2005 8 +60.0%
2006 9 +12.5%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 10 +11.1%
2009 11 +10.0%
2010 11 +0.0%
2011 11 +0.0%
2012 10 -9.1%
2013 12 +20.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 11 -8.3%
2019 10 -9.1%
2020 8 -20.0%
2021 9 +12.5%
2022 9 +0.0%
2023 9 +0.0%
2024 10 +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 6.78 3 11 9
2010s 11.3 10 12 10
2020s 9 8 10 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 144 Armenia 10 compare
  2. 144 Azerbaijan 10 compare
  3. 144 Djibouti 10 compare
  4. 144 Eritrea 10 compare
  5. 144 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
  6. 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10 compare
  7. 144 Israel 10 compare
  8. 144 Japan 10 compare
  9. 144 Libya 10 compare
  10. 144 Oman 10 compare
  11. 144 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
  12. 144 South Sudan 10 compare
  13. 144 Switzerland 10 compare
  14. 144 Yemen 10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Bhutan?
Rule of law - number of sources in Bhutan was 10 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2013.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Bhutan rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Bhutan ranks 144th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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