Rule of Law - Number of sources in New Zealand

New Zealand: 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 New Zealand, 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: 112019: 112020: 102021: 102022: 112023: 122024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 12 for rule of law - number of sources in 2024. 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 New Zealand peaked at 12 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

That places New Zealand 97th 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in New Zealand, 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 11 -8.3%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 10 -9.1%
2021 10 +0.0%
2022 11 +10.0%
2023 12 +9.1%
2024 12 +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 97 Algeria 12 compare
  2. 97 Australia 12 compare
  3. 97 Canada 12 compare
  4. 97 Denmark 12 compare
  5. 97 Dominican Republic 12 compare
  6. 97 Egypt 12 compare
  7. 97 Finland 12 compare
  8. 97 Gabon 12 compare
  9. 97 Guatemala 12 compare
  10. 97 Hong Kong 12 compare
  11. 97 Jamaica 12 compare
  12. 97 Kuwait 12 compare
  13. 97 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 compare
  14. 97 Luxembourg 12 compare
  15. 97 Malta 12 compare
  16. 97 Mauritius 12 compare
  17. 97 Republic of Moldova 12 compare
  18. 97 Netherlands 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in New Zealand?
Rule of law - number of sources in New Zealand was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2017.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does New Zealand rank for rule of law - number of sources?
New Zealand ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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