Rule of Law - Number of sources in Japan

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

Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
144th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2011
All-time low
8
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0510151996201020241996: 81998: 82000: 82002: 82003: 92004: 92005: 102006: 112007: 122008: 122009: 122010: 122011: 132012: 132013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 122018: 112019: 112020: 102021: 102022: 112023: 112024: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Japan is 10, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Japan peaked at 13 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

Japan ranks 144th 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 Japan, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Japan, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 8
1998 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2002 8 +0.0%
2003 9 +12.5%
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 10 +11.1%
2006 11 +10.0%
2007 12 +9.1%
2008 12 +0.0%
2009 12 +0.0%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 13 +8.3%
2012 13 +0.0%
2013 12 -7.7%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 11 -8.3%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 10 -9.1%
2021 10 +0.0%
2022 11 +10.0%
2023 11 +0.0%
2024 10 -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 10.11 8 12 9
2010s 12 11 13 10
2020s 10.4 10 11 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 144 Armenia 10 compare
  2. 144 Azerbaijan 10 compare
  3. 144 Bhutan 10 compare
  4. 144 Djibouti 10 compare
  5. 144 Eritrea 10 compare
  6. 144 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
  7. 144 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10 compare
  8. 144 Israel 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

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Japan?
Rule of law - number of sources in Japan was 10 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does Japan rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Japan ranks 144th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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Indicator
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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