Rule of Law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of: Rule of Law was 0.1529 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1529 standard error
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
5th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3693 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1529 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, 1996–2011

00.10.20.30.41996200320111996: 0.369 standard error1998: 0.3 standard error2000: 0.253 standard error2002: 0.275 standard error2003: 0.267 standard error2004: 0.244 standard error2005: 0.241 standard error2006: 0.193 standard error2007: 0.197 standard error2008: 0.175 standard error2009: 0.165 standard error2010: 0.16 standard error2011: 0.153 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

In 2011, rule of law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of stood at 0.1529 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of peaked at 0.3693 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1529 standard error, in 2011.

That places São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3345 standard error 0.2996 standard error 0.3693 standard error 2
2000s 0.2233 standard error 0.1655 standard error 0.2749 standard error 9
2010s 0.1562 standard error 0.1529 standard error 0.1596 standard error 2

Countries ranked near São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

  1. 2 Guinea-Bissau 0.1855 standard error compare
  2. 3 Somalia 0.1827 standard error compare
  3. 4 Seychelles 0.1538 standard error compare
  4. 6 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.152 standard error compare
  5. 7 Djibouti 0.1517 standard error compare
  6. 8 Eritrea, The State of 0.1471 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
Rule of law in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of was 0.1529 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.3693 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1529 standard error in 2011.
How does São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank for rule of law?
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 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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Indicator
Rule of Law (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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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.