Rule of Law - Number of sources in Switzerland

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

Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2006
All-time low
8
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02468101996201020241996: 81998: 82000: 82002: 82003: 82004: 82005: 92006: 102007: 102008: 102009: 102010: 102011: 102012: 102013: 102014: 102015: 102016: 102017: 102018: 92019: 92020: 82021: 92022: 102023: 102024: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 10 for rule of law - number of sources in 2024. 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 Switzerland peaked at 10 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

That places Switzerland 144th 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Number of sources in Switzerland, 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 10 +0.0%
2012 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2014 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 9 -10.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 8 -11.1%
2021 9 +12.5%
2022 10 +11.1%
2023 10 +0.0%
2024 10 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 9 8 10 9
2010s 9.8 9 10 10
2020s 9.4 8 10 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  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 Japan 10 compare
  10. 144 Libya 10 compare
  11. 144 Oman 10 compare
  12. 144 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
  13. 144 South Sudan 10 compare
  14. 144 Yemen 10 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - number of sources in Switzerland?
Rule of law - number of sources in Switzerland was 10 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2006.
What is the lowest rule of law - number of sources recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does Switzerland rank for rule of law - number of sources?
Switzerland ranks 144th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - number of sources rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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