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Rule of Law in South Africa

South Africa: Rule of Law was 0.1241 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1241 standard error
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
53rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.193 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1241 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in South Africa, 1996–2011

00.050.10.150.21996200320111996: 0.193 standard error1998: 0.184 standard error2000: 0.154 standard error2002: 0.159 standard error2003: 0.16 standard error2004: 0.15 standard error2005: 0.143 standard error2006: 0.136 standard error2007: 0.137 standard error2008: 0.136 standard error2009: 0.132 standard error2010: 0.13 standard error2011: 0.124 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.1241 standard error for rule of law in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in South Africa peaked at 0.193 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1241 standard error, in 2011.

That places South Africa 53rd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1886 standard error 0.1843 standard error 0.193 standard error 2
2000s 0.1451 standard error 0.1315 standard error 0.1598 standard error 9
2010s 0.127 standard error 0.1241 standard error 0.1299 standard error 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in South Africa?
Rule of law in South Africa was 0.1241 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.193 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1241 standard error in 2011.
How does South Africa rank for rule of law?
South Africa ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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

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
Last refreshed

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.