Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin

Benin: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1402 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1402
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
189th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2983
in 1996
All-time low
0.1402
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2981998: 0.2982000: 0.2982002: 0.2712003: 0.2712004: 0.2272005: 0.1882006: 0.1592007: 0.1592008: 0.1592009: 0.1592010: 0.1592011: 0.1632012: 0.1632013: 0.1592014: 0.1592015: 0.1592016: 0.1592017: 0.1592018: 0.1622019: 0.1622020: 0.1722021: 0.1432022: 0.1412023: 0.1412024: 0.14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin is 0.1402, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin peaked at 0.2983 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1402, in 2024.

That places Benin 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2983
1998 0.2983 +0.0%
2000 0.2983 +0.0%
2002 0.2706 -9.3%
2003 0.2706 +0.0%
2004 0.2274 -16.0%
2005 0.1883 -17.2%
2006 0.1591 -15.5%
2007 0.1591 +0.0%
2008 0.1591 +0.0%
2009 0.1591 +0.0%
2010 0.1591 +0.0%
2011 0.1626 +2.2%
2012 0.1626 +0.0%
2013 0.1591 -2.1%
2014 0.1591 +0.0%
2015 0.1591 +0.0%
2016 0.1591 +0.0%
2017 0.1591 +0.0%
2018 0.1618 +1.7%
2019 0.1618 +0.0%
2020 0.1722 +6.4%
2021 0.143 -16.9%
2022 0.1408 -1.6%
2023 0.1408 +0.0%
2024 0.1402 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2983 0.2983 0.2983 2
2000s 0.2102 0.1591 0.2983 9
2010s 0.1604 0.1591 0.1626 10
2020s 0.1474 0.1402 0.1722 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 186 Burkina Faso 0.1405 compare
  2. 186 Madagascar 0.1405 compare
  3. 186 Togo 0.1405 compare
  4. 190 Sudan 0.1398 compare
  5. 191 Nigeria 0.1387 compare
  6. 192 Guinea 0.1376 compare
  7. 192 Malawi 0.1376 compare
  8. 192 Uganda 0.1376 compare
  9. 192 Zambia 0.1376 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin was 0.1402 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.2983 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 in 2024.
How does Benin rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Benin ranks 189th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate
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World Bank
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Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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