Rule of Law in Togo

Togo: Rule of Law was 0.1366 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1366 standard error
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
22nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3344 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1366 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Rule of Law in Togo, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.334 standard error1998: 0.265 standard error2000: 0.225 standard error2002: 0.222 standard error2003: 0.22 standard error2004: 0.207 standard error2005: 0.205 standard error2006: 0.171 standard error2007: 0.173 standard error2008: 0.166 standard error2009: 0.148 standard error2010: 0.143 standard error2011: 0.137 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

In 2011, rule of law in Togo stood at 0.1366 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law in Togo peaked at 0.3344 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1366 standard error, in 2011.

Togo ranks 22nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2999 standard error 0.2653 standard error 0.3344 standard error 2
2000s 0.1929 standard error 0.1479 standard error 0.2249 standard error 9
2010s 0.1398 standard error 0.1366 standard error 0.143 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 19 Liberia 0.1406 standard error compare
  2. 20 Central African Republic 0.1387 standard error compare
  3. 21 Gabon 0.1384 standard error compare
  4. 22 Congo 0.1366 standard error compare
  5. 22 Niger 0.1366 standard error compare
  6. 25 Malawi 0.1366 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law in Togo?
Rule of law in Togo was 0.1366 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest rule of law recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 0.3344 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest rule of law recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1366 standard error in 2011.
How does Togo rank for rule of law?
Togo ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is rule of law rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Togo 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.