Rule of Law in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Rule of Law was 0.1387 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Central African Republic, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Central African Republic stood at 0.1387 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Central African Republic peaked at 0.3693 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1387 standard error, in 2011.
Central African Republic ranks 20th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3345 standard error | 0.2996 standard error | 0.3693 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2128 standard error | 0.1499 standard error | 0.2527 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1421 standard error | 0.1387 standard error | 0.1455 standard error | 2 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8218 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1622 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 179.37 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.888 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4071 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Central African Republic?
- Rule of law in Central African Republic was 0.1387 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3693 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1387 standard error in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for rule of law?
- Central African Republic ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.