Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1457 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1457
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
168th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2083
in 1996
All-time low
0.1385
in 2012
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.2081998: 0.2082000: 0.1982002: 0.1892003: 0.1822004: 0.1812005: 0.1652006: 0.1642007: 0.1612008: 0.1612009: 0.1612010: 0.1612011: 0.1612012: 0.1382013: 0.1382014: 0.1382015: 0.1412016: 0.1412017: 0.1412018: 0.1432019: 0.1432020: 0.1582021: 0.1582022: 0.1462023: 0.1472024: 0.146

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1457 for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2083 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1385, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 168th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2083
1998 0.2083 +0.0%
2000 0.1977 -5.1%
2002 0.1889 -4.4%
2003 0.1819 -3.7%
2004 0.1807 -0.7%
2005 0.1648 -8.8%
2006 0.1644 -0.2%
2007 0.1608 -2.2%
2008 0.1608 +0.0%
2009 0.1608 +0.0%
2010 0.1608 +0.0%
2011 0.1608 +0.0%
2012 0.1385 -13.9%
2013 0.1385 +0.0%
2014 0.1385 +0.0%
2015 0.1415 +2.2%
2016 0.1415 +0.0%
2017 0.1415 +0.0%
2018 0.1433 +1.3%
2019 0.1433 +0.0%
2020 0.1584 +10.5%
2021 0.1585 +0.1%
2022 0.146 -7.8%
2023 0.1467 +0.5%
2024 0.1457 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 2
2000s 0.1734 0.1608 0.1977 9
2010s 0.1448 0.1385 0.1608 10
2020s 0.1511 0.1457 0.1585 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 166 Türkiye 0.1465 compare
  2. 167 Mexico 0.1463 compare
  3. 169 Lithuania 0.1455 compare
  4. 170 Jordan 0.1453 compare
  5. 171 Bangladesh 0.145 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka?
Rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka was 0.1457 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2083 in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1385 in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate?
Sri Lanka ranks 168th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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