Rule of Law - Number of sources in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Rule of Law - Number of sources was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
17
in 2012
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, 1996–2024

57.51012.51517.51996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 52002: 62003: 72004: 92005: 112006: 132007: 132008: 132009: 142010: 142011: 152012: 172013: 172014: 172015: 162016: 162017: 162018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 142022: 152023: 162024: 16

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - number of sources in Sierra Leone stood at 16.

That represents a change of down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - number of sources in Sierra Leone peaked at 17 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Rule of Law - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Sierra Leone, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 5
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2002 6 +20.0%
2003 7 +16.7%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 11 +22.2%
2006 13 +18.2%
2007 13 +0.0%
2008 13 +0.0%
2009 14 +7.7%
2010 14 +0.0%
2011 15 +7.1%
2012 17 +13.3%
2013 17 +0.0%
2014 17 +0.0%
2015 16 -5.9%
2016 16 +0.0%
2017 16 +0.0%
2018 15 -6.2%
2019 15 +0.0%
2020 14 -6.7%
2021 14 +0.0%
2022 15 +7.1%
2023 16 +6.7%
2024 16 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 10.11 5 14 9
2010s 15.8 14 17 10
2020s 15 14 16 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 1 Ghana 17 compare
  2. 1 Kenya 17 compare
  3. 3 Cameroon 16 compare
  4. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16 compare
  5. 3 Côte d'Ivoire 16 compare
  6. 3 Gambia 16 compare
  7. 3 Liberia 16 compare
  8. 3 Mali 16 compare
  9. 3 Mozambique 16 compare
  10. 3 Nigeria 16 compare
  11. 3 Senegal 16 compare
  12. 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 16 compare
  13. 3 Zimbabwe 16 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Sierra Leone?
Rule of law - number of sources in Sierra Leone was 16 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 17 in 2012.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Sierra Leone rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Sierra Leone ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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