Rule of Law in Rwanda
Rwanda: Rule of Law was 0.1411 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Rwanda, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, rule of law in Rwanda stood at 0.1411 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Rwanda peaked at 0.3362 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1411 standard error, in 2011.
Rwanda ranks 18th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3067 standard error | 0.2772 standard error | 0.3362 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1972 standard error | 0.1567 standard error | 0.2331 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1442 standard error | 0.1411 standard error | 0.1473 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 15 Cape Verde 0.1442 standard error compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.1431 standard error compare
- 17 Lesotho 0.1424 standard error compare
- 19 Liberia 0.1406 standard error compare
- 20 Central African Republic 0.1387 standard error compare
- 21 Gabon 0.1384 standard error compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1214 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.9964 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9131 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3611 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 251.19 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 Rwanda?
- Rule of law in Rwanda was 0.1411 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1411 standard error in 2011.
- How does Rwanda rank for rule of law?
- Rwanda ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.