Rule of Law - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
97th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2024
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

02.557.51012.51996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 72003: 72004: 82005: 102006: 102007: 102008: 112009: 112010: 112011: 112012: 112013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 112018: 112019: 112020: 102021: 102022: 112023: 112024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - number of sources in Papua New Guinea is 12, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 8 +14.3%
2005 10 +25.0%
2006 10 +0.0%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 11 +10.0%
2009 11 +0.0%
2010 11 +0.0%
2011 11 +0.0%
2012 11 +0.0%
2013 11 +0.0%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 11 +0.0%
2018 11 +0.0%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 10 -9.1%
2021 10 +0.0%
2022 11 +10.0%
2023 11 +0.0%
2024 12 +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 8.89 6 11 9
2010s 11 11 11 10
2020s 10.8 10 12 5

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  16. 97 Mauritius 12 compare
  17. 97 Moldova 12 compare
  18. 97 Netherlands 12 compare
  19. 97 New Zealand 12 compare
  20. 97 Panama 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 Papua New Guinea?
Rule of law - number of sources in Papua New Guinea was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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