Rule of Law in Eritrea
Eritrea: Rule of Law was 0.1471 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Eritrea, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Eritrea stood at 0.1471 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Eritrea peaked at 0.3693 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1471 standard error, in 2011.
That places Eritrea 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | 0.3345 standard error | 0.2996 standard error | 0.3693 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2143 standard error | 0.1596 standard error | 0.2572 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1508 standard error | 0.1471 standard error | 0.1545 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Eritrea?
- Rule of law in Eritrea was 0.1471 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3693 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1471 standard error in 2011.
- How does Eritrea rank for rule of law?
- Eritrea ranks 8th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.