Rule of Law in Sudan
Sudan: Rule of Law was 0.146 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law in Sudan, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law in Sudan is 0.146 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law in Sudan peaked at 0.2141 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.146 standard error, in 2011.
That places Sudan 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 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 | 0.2099 standard error | 0.2056 standard error | 0.2141 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1792 standard error | 0.1559 standard error | 0.1972 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1496 standard error | 0.146 standard error | 0.1532 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law in Sudan?
- Rule of law in Sudan was 0.146 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest rule of law recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2141 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 standard error in 2011.
- How does Sudan rank for rule of law?
- Sudan ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is rule of law rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.