Rule of Law in Malawi
Malawi: Rule of Law was 0.1366 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Malawi, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Malawi is 0.1366 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Malawi peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1366 standard error, in 2011.
Malawi ranks 25th 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.
Rule of Law in Malawi, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2141 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2056 standard error | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.173 standard error | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1761 standard error | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1705 standard error | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.158 standard error | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1508 standard error | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1509 standard error | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1589 standard error | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1475 standard error | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1441 standard error | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1419 standard error | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1366 standard error | -3.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1366 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1377 standard error, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1366 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1348 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2056 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1589 standard error | 0.1441 standard error | 0.1761 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1392 standard error | 0.1366 standard error | 0.1419 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Malawi?
- Rule of law in Malawi was 0.1366 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1366 standard error in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for rule of law?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.