Rule of Law - Number of sources in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 208 countries
All-time high
5
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, 1996–2024

123451996201020241996: 11998: 12000: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 22006: 32007: 42008: 42009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 42023: 52024: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - number of sources in Puerto Rico stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.

Puerto Rico ranks 187th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 1
1998 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 2 +100.0%
2006 3 +50.0%
2007 4 +33.3%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 5 +25.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2012 5 +0.0%
2013 5 +0.0%
2014 5 +0.0%
2015 5 +0.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 3 -40.0%
2020 3 +0.0%
2021 3 +0.0%
2022 4 +33.3%
2023 5 +25.0%
2024 5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 2.44 1 5 9
2010s 4.8 3 5 10
2020s 4 3 5 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 187 Dominica 5 compare
  2. 187 Saint Lucia 5 compare
  3. 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Puerto Rico?
Rule of law - number of sources in Puerto Rico was 5 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2009.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
How does Puerto Rico rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Puerto Rico ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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