Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1538 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1538
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.1959
in 1996
All-time low
0.1474
in 2014
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.1961998: 0.1962000: 0.1962002: 0.1872003: 0.1872004: 0.1852005: 0.1792006: 0.1792007: 0.1742008: 0.1742009: 0.1742010: 0.1742011: 0.1742012: 0.1792013: 0.182014: 0.1472015: 0.1472016: 0.1472017: 0.1472018: 0.1492019: 0.1492020: 0.1582021: 0.1582022: 0.1552023: 0.1542024: 0.154

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica stood at 0.1538.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1959 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1474, in 2014.

Costa Rica ranks 95th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.1959
1998 0.1959 +0.0%
2000 0.1959 +0.0%
2002 0.1874 -4.3%
2003 0.1874 +0.0%
2004 0.1847 -1.5%
2005 0.1792 -3.0%
2006 0.1787 -0.3%
2007 0.1741 -2.6%
2008 0.1741 +0.0%
2009 0.1741 +0.0%
2010 0.1741 +0.0%
2011 0.1741 +0.0%
2012 0.1787 +2.6%
2013 0.1799 +0.7%
2014 0.1474 -18.1%
2015 0.1474 +0.0%
2016 0.1474 +0.0%
2017 0.1474 +0.0%
2018 0.1495 +1.4%
2019 0.1495 +0.0%
2020 0.1576 +5.4%
2021 0.1576 +0.0%
2022 0.1546 -1.9%
2023 0.1538 -0.5%
2024 0.1538 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1959 0.1959 0.1959 2
2000s 0.1817 0.1741 0.1959 9
2010s 0.1595 0.1474 0.1799 10
2020s 0.1554 0.1538 0.1576 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 92 Lebanon 0.1542 compare
  2. 93 Malta 0.154 compare
  3. 94 Bolivia 0.1538 compare
  4. 95 Ecuador 0.1538 compare
  5. 95 Paraguay 0.1538 compare
  6. 95 Uruguay 0.1538 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Costa Rica was 0.1538 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1959 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1474 in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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