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

Nigeria: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1387 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1387
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
191st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2083
in 1996
All-time low
0.13
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.2081998: 0.2082000: 0.1982002: 0.1882003: 0.1812004: 0.1662005: 0.1542006: 0.1512007: 0.1512008: 0.1512009: 0.1512010: 0.1512011: 0.132012: 0.132013: 0.132014: 0.132015: 0.1322016: 0.1322017: 0.1322018: 0.1342019: 0.1342020: 0.142021: 0.1472022: 0.1452023: 0.1412024: 0.139

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Nigeria stood at 0.1387.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Nigeria peaked at 0.2083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 2011.

That places Nigeria 191st 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nigeria, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2083
1998 0.2083 +0.0%
2000 0.1977 -5.1%
2002 0.1879 -5.0%
2003 0.181 -3.7%
2004 0.1662 -8.2%
2005 0.1539 -7.4%
2006 0.1507 -2.1%
2007 0.1507 +0.0%
2008 0.1507 +0.0%
2009 0.1507 +0.0%
2010 0.1507 +0.0%
2011 0.13 -13.7%
2012 0.13 +0.0%
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 0.1475 +5.6%
2022 0.145 -1.7%
2023 0.1406 -3.1%
2024 0.1387 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 2
2000s 0.1655 0.1507 0.1977 9
2010s 0.1336 0.13 0.1507 10
2020s 0.1423 0.1387 0.1475 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 189 Benin 0.1402 compare
  2. 190 Sudan 0.1398 compare
  3. 192 Guinea 0.1376 compare
  4. 192 Malawi 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 Nigeria?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Nigeria was 0.1387 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 2011.
How does Nigeria rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Nigeria ranks 191st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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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