Rule of Law in Madagascar
Madagascar: Rule of Law was 0.129 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Madagascar, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Madagascar stood at 0.129 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Madagascar peaked at 0.3093 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.129 standard error, in 2011.
That places Madagascar 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.2873 standard error | 0.2653 standard error | 0.3093 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1768 standard error | 0.1387 standard error | 0.226 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1319 standard error | 0.129 standard error | 0.1348 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 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 Madagascar?
- Rule of law in Madagascar was 0.129 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3093 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.129 standard error in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for rule of law?
- Madagascar ranks 41st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.