Rule of Law in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rule of Law was 0.1443 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Eswatini, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Eswatini is 0.1443 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Eswatini peaked at 0.3362 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1443 standard error, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 14th 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 | 0.2038 standard error | 0.1619 standard error | 0.2436 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1476 standard error | 0.1443 standard error | 0.151 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Eswatini?
- Rule of law in Eswatini was 0.1443 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1443 standard error in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for rule of law?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.