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

Malawi: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1376 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1376
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2083
in 1996
All-time low
0.13
in 2012
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.2081998: 0.2082000: 0.2082002: 0.1972003: 0.1882004: 0.1712005: 0.1542006: 0.1542007: 0.1512008: 0.1512009: 0.1512010: 0.1512011: 0.1512012: 0.132013: 0.132014: 0.132015: 0.1322016: 0.1322017: 0.1322018: 0.1342019: 0.1342020: 0.142021: 0.142022: 0.1382023: 0.1382024: 0.138

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi stood at 0.1376.

The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi peaked at 0.2083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2012.

Malawi ranks 192nd of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2083
1998 0.2083 +0.0%
2000 0.2083 +0.0%
2002 0.197 -5.5%
2003 0.1879 -4.6%
2004 0.1715 -8.7%
2005 0.1539 -10.2%
2006 0.1536 -0.2%
2007 0.1507 -1.9%
2008 0.1507 +0.0%
2009 0.1507 +0.0%
2010 0.1507 +0.0%
2011 0.1507 +0.0%
2012 0.13 -13.7%
2013 0.13 +0.0%
2014 0.13 +0.0%
2015 0.1324 +1.9%
2016 0.1324 +0.0%
2017 0.1324 +0.0%
2018 0.134 +1.2%
2019 0.134 +0.0%
2020 0.1397 +4.3%
2021 0.1397 +0.0%
2022 0.1376 -1.5%
2023 0.1376 +0.0%
2024 0.1376 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 2
2000s 0.1694 0.1507 0.2083 9
2010s 0.1357 0.13 0.1507 10
2020s 0.1385 0.1376 0.1397 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 189 Benin 0.1402 compare
  2. 190 Sudan 0.1398 compare
  3. 191 Nigeria 0.1387 compare
  4. 192 Guinea 0.1376 compare
  5. 192 Uganda 0.1376 compare
  6. 192 Zambia 0.1376 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi was 0.1376 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2012.
How does Malawi rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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