Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
0.6574
New Caledonia
Lowest
0.1322
Kenya
Median
0.1524
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,320
What the numbers show
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 0.6574 in New Caledonia; the lowest is 0.1322 in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1524, and the mean is 0.1817.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 15.2%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 43.1%).
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 0.6574 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 0.6574 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | American Samoa | 0.485 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 4 | Bermuda | 0.4147 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 4 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4147 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 6 | Guam | 0.3738 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 7 | Andorra | 0.3616 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 7 | Monaco | 0.3616 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 7 | San Marino | 0.3616 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 10 | Naoero | 0.3566 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 10 | Palau | 0.3566 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 12 | Greenland | 0.289 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 13 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.2736 | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 13 | Kiribati | 0.2736 | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 0.2736 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 13 | Tuvalu | 0.2736 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | Macau (China) | 0.2703 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 18 | Samoa | 0.2691 | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 19 | Tonga | 0.2651 | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 20 | Fiji | 0.2619 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 20 | Maldives | 0.2619 | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 0.2581 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 23 | Aruba | 0.256 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 23 | Cayman Islands | 0.256 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 0.2544 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 0.2419 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 0.2325 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 28 | Palestine, State of | 0.2235 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 29 | Comoros | 0.2205 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 30 | Seychelles | 0.2195 | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 0.2173 | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2132 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2094 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2094 | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2092 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 36 | Cuba | 0.2081 | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 36 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 0.2081 | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 38 | South Sudan | 0.2074 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2062 | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1993 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | 0.1978 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 42 | Bhutan | 0.1962 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 43 | Libya | 0.196 | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.1951 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 0.1951 | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 46 | Israel | 0.1928 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 47 | Dominica | 0.1926 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 0.1926 | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1926 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Iraq | 0.1912 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 51 | Grenada | 0.1911 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 0.1894 | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 0.1871 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1867 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.1867 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 56 | Qatar | 0.1867 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 57 | Oman | 0.1861 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 58 | Iceland | 0.1857 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0.1848 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 60 | Bahrain | 0.1847 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1836 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 62 | Yemen | 0.1827 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1821 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1806 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 65 | Djibouti | 0.1761 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 65 | Eritrea | 0.1761 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 0.1749 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 68 | Somalia | 0.17 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 69 | Burundi | 0.1695 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 70 | Bahamas | 0.169 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 71 | Lesotho | 0.1673 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 71 | Chad | 0.1673 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 73 | Barbados | 0.1656 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 74 | Belize | 0.1644 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 75 | Belarus | 0.1617 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 76 | Guyana | 0.1573 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 76 | Suriname | 0.1573 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 78 | Afghanistan | 0.1565 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Iran | 0.1562 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0.1561 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1559 | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 81 | Georgia | 0.1559 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 0.1559 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.1559 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Japan | 0.155 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 86 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.1546 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 87 | Jamaica | 0.1546 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1546 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.1546 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 89 | Guatemala | 0.1546 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 89 | Panama | 0.1546 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 92 | Lebanon | 0.1542 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 93 | Malta | 0.154 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 94 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1538 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0.1538 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0.1538 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 95 | Paraguay | 0.1538 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 95 | Uruguay | 0.1538 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 99 | Canada | 0.1534 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0.153 | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 101 | Myanmar | 0.1529 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 102 | Australia | 0.1526 | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 103 | Gabon | 0.1526 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.1524 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 105 | Albania | 0.1524 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 0.1522 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 107 | Haiti | 0.1521 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 0.1518 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1516 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 0.1516 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 0.1512 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 112 | Algeria | 0.1512 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 113 | United States | 0.1511 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 114 | Cambodia | 0.151 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1507 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 115 | Russia | 0.1507 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 115 | Ukraine | 0.1507 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 118 | Mongolia | 0.1496 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 119 | Denmark | 0.1494 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 119 | Finland | 0.1494 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 0.1494 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 119 | Netherlands | 0.1494 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 123 | Kosovo | 0.1493 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1493 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Philippines | 0.1492 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 126 | Argentina | 0.1492 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 126 | Chile | 0.1492 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 128 | Morocco | 0.1492 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 128 | Tunisia | 0.1492 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 0.1491 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 131 | Angola | 0.1491 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 132 | Kuwait | 0.1489 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 133 | Nepal | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 135 | Austria | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | Belgium | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 0.1487 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 135 | Germany | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | Spain | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | France | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | Greece | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 135 | Ireland | 0.1487 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 135 | Italy | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 135 | Portugal | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 135 | Sweden | 0.1487 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 146 | Colombia | 0.1485 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 146 | Peru | 0.1485 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 148 | Thailand | 0.1485 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 149 | Congo | 0.1484 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 0.1482 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 151 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 151 | Malaysia | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 154 | Korea | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 154 | Singapore | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 156 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1477 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 0.1474 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 158 | South Africa | 0.1474 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 159 | Pakistan | 0.1471 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 160 | India | 0.1471 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 161 | Indonesia | 0.1471 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 162 | Brazil | 0.147 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 163 | Honduras | 0.1468 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 164 | Botswana | 0.1467 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 164 | Namibia | 0.1467 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 166 | Türkiye | 0.1465 | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 167 | Mexico | 0.1463 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | 0.1457 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 169 | Lithuania | 0.1455 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 170 | Jordan | 0.1453 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 171 | Bangladesh | 0.145 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 172 | Bulgaria | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Czechia | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Estonia | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 172 | Croatia | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Hungary | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Latvia | 0.1448 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 172 | Poland | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Romania | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Slovak Republic | 0.1448 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 172 | Slovenia | 0.1448 | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 182 | Mauritania | 0.1429 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 0.1411 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | 0.1411 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 185 | Rwanda | 0.1406 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 0.1405 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 186 | Madagascar | 0.1405 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 186 | Togo | 0.1405 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 189 | Benin | 0.1402 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 190 | Sudan | 0.1398 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 191 | Nigeria | 0.1387 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 192 | Guinea | 0.1376 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 192 | Malawi | 0.1376 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 192 | Uganda | 0.1376 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 192 | Zambia | 0.1376 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 196 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.137 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 196 | Cameroon | 0.137 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 196 | Gambia | 0.137 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 196 | Mali | 0.137 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 196 | Senegal | 0.137 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 0.137 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 196 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.137 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 203 | Liberia | 0.1359 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 203 | Mozambique | 0.1359 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 203 | Zimbabwe | 0.1359 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 206 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.1357 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 207 | Ghana | 0.1333 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 208 | Kenya | 0.1322 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |