Rule of Law in Libya
Libya: Rule of Law was 0.1468 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Libya, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Libya is 0.1468 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Libya peaked at 0.2174 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1468 standard error, in 2011.
Libya ranks 10th 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 | 0.2158 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 0.2174 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1852 standard error | 0.1524 standard error | 0.2002 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1483 standard error | 0.1468 standard error | 0.1498 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.15 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.0933 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Libya?
- Rule of law in Libya was 0.1468 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2174 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1468 standard error in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for rule of law?
- Libya ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.