Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1836 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1836
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
61st
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2083
in 1996
All-time low
0.1764
in 2018
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.2081998: 0.2082000: 0.2082002: 0.1982003: 0.1982004: 0.1972005: 0.192006: 0.192007: 0.192008: 0.1772009: 0.1772010: 0.1772011: 0.1772012: 0.1772013: 0.1772014: 0.1772015: 0.1772016: 0.1772017: 0.1772018: 0.1762019: 0.1762020: 0.192021: 0.192022: 0.1852023: 0.1852024: 0.184

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1836.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1764, in 2018.

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2083
1998 0.2083 +0.0%
2000 0.2083 +0.0%
2002 0.1982 -4.9%
2003 0.1982 +0.0%
2004 0.1966 -0.8%
2005 0.1903 -3.2%
2006 0.1903 +0.0%
2007 0.1903 +0.0%
2008 0.1765 -7.2%
2009 0.1765 +0.0%
2010 0.1765 +0.0%
2011 0.1765 +0.0%
2012 0.1765 +0.0%
2013 0.1765 +0.0%
2014 0.1765 +0.0%
2015 0.1765 +0.0%
2016 0.1765 +0.0%
2017 0.1765 +0.0%
2018 0.1764 -0.1%
2019 0.1764 +0.0%
2020 0.1901 +7.8%
2021 0.1901 +0.0%
2022 0.185 -2.7%
2023 0.185 +0.0%
2024 0.1836 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 2
2000s 0.1917 0.1765 0.2083 9
2010s 0.1765 0.1764 0.1765 10
2020s 0.1868 0.1836 0.1901 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 58 Iceland 0.1857 compare
  2. 59 Eswatini 0.1848 compare
  3. 60 Bahrain 0.1847 compare
  4. 62 Yemen 0.1827 compare
  5. 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1821 compare
  6. 64 Saudi Arabia 0.1806 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea was 0.1836 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1764 in 2018.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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