Rule of Law in Burundi
Burundi: Rule of Law was 0.1447 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Burundi, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.1447 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Burundi peaked at 0.3362 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1447 standard error, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3067 standard error | 0.2772 standard error | 0.3362 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2036 standard error | 0.1512 standard error | 0.2532 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1477 standard error | 0.1447 standard error | 0.1507 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.196 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8014 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8146 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6552 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.581 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 515.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Burundi?
- Rule of law in Burundi was 0.1447 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1447 standard error in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for rule of law?
- Burundi ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Rule of Law (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.RULE.LW.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.