Rule of Law in Congo
Congo: Rule of Law was 0.1366 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Congo, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.1366 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Congo peaked at 0.3093 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1366 standard error, in 2011.
Congo ranks 22nd 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 | 0.2873 standard error | 0.2653 standard error | 0.3093 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1924 standard error | 0.1471 standard error | 0.2366 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1398 standard error | 0.1366 standard error | 0.143 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7385 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6531 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 146.54 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 Congo?
- Rule of law in Congo was 0.1366 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3093 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1366 standard error in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for rule of law?
- Congo ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.