Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan

Japan: Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 208 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 2021
All-time low
82.0%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 86.11998: 84.72000: 84.82002: 822003: 82.12004: 82.22005: 82.82006: 842007: 83.62008: 832009: 84.52010: 852011: 84.92012: 84.32013: 84.82014: 86.22015: 85.82016: 85.82017: 86.82018: 86.82019: 87.22020: 87.52021: 87.82022: 87.32023: 87.32024: 87.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Japan recorded 87.4% for rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan peaked at 87.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2002.

That places Japan 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Japan, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 86.1%
1998 84.7% -1.6%
2000 84.8% +0.1%
2002 82.0% -3.3%
2003 82.1% +0.1%
2004 82.2% +0.1%
2005 82.8% +0.8%
2006 84.0% +1.4%
2007 83.6% -0.6%
2008 83.0% -0.6%
2009 84.5% +1.7%
2010 85.0% +0.6%
2011 84.9% -0.0%
2012 84.3% -0.8%
2013 84.8% +0.6%
2014 86.2% +1.7%
2015 85.8% -0.4%
2016 85.8% -0.0%
2017 86.8% +1.1%
2018 86.8% +0.0%
2019 87.2% +0.5%
2020 87.5% +0.3%
2021 87.8% +0.4%
2022 87.3% -0.6%
2023 87.3% +0.0%
2024 87.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.4% 84.7% 86.1% 2
2000s 83.2% 82.0% 84.8% 9
2010s 85.8% 84.3% 87.2% 10
2020s 87.4% 87.3% 87.8% 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 17 American Samoa 89.4% compare
  2. 18 Germany 89.1% compare
  3. 19 Ireland 88.5% compare
  4. 21 Palau 87.2% compare
  5. 22 San Marino 87.1% compare
  6. 23 Estonia 86.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan?
Rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the in Japan was 87.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2002.
How does Japan rank for rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the?
Japan ranks 20th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is rule of law - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,320 data points, 1996–2024
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