Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2325 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2325
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.485
in 1996
All-time low
0.2325
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.30.40.51996201020241996: 0.4851998: 0.4852000: 0.4852002: 0.4852003: 0.4852004: 0.4852005: 0.4052006: 0.42007: 0.3372008: 0.3372009: 0.2342010: 0.2342011: 0.2342012: 0.2342013: 0.2342014: 0.2342015: 0.2342016: 0.2342017: 0.2342018: 0.2342019: 0.2482020: 0.2482021: 0.2482022: 0.2552023: 0.2332024: 0.233

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2325. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.485 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2325, in 2023.

Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.485
1998 0.485 +0.0%
2000 0.485 +0.0%
2002 0.485 +0.0%
2003 0.485 +0.0%
2004 0.485 +0.0%
2005 0.4055 -16.4%
2006 0.3998 -1.4%
2007 0.3369 -15.7%
2008 0.3369 +0.0%
2009 0.2341 -30.5%
2010 0.2341 +0.0%
2011 0.2341 +0.0%
2012 0.2341 +0.0%
2013 0.2341 +0.0%
2014 0.2341 +0.0%
2015 0.2341 +0.0%
2016 0.2341 +0.0%
2017 0.2341 +0.0%
2018 0.2341 +0.0%
2019 0.2481 +6.0%
2020 0.2481 +0.0%
2021 0.2481 +0.0%
2022 0.2546 +2.6%
2023 0.2325 -8.7%
2024 0.2325 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.485 0.485 0.485 2
2000s 0.4059 0.2341 0.485 9
2010s 0.2355 0.2341 0.2481 10
2020s 0.2432 0.2325 0.2546 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 25 Vanuatu 0.2544 compare
  2. 26 Liechtenstein 0.2419 compare
  3. 28 Palestine 0.2235 compare
  4. 29 Comoros 0.2205 compare
  5. 30 Seychelles 0.2195 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Puerto Rico was 0.2325 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.485 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2325 in 2023.
How does Puerto Rico rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Puerto Rico ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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