Human rights and rule of law index - Country rankings

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Human rights and rule of law index, 0 (high) - 10 (low), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 177 countries was 5.37 index points. The highest value was in Yemen: 9.9 index points and the lowest value was in Finland: 0.3 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Fund for Peace
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Countries Human rights and rule of law index, 2022 Global rank Available data
Yemen 9.9 1 2007 - 2022
Iran 9.8 2 2007 - 2022
China 9.7 3 2007 - 2022
Egypt 9.5 4 2007 - 2022
C.A. Republic 9.4 5 2007 - 2022
Syria 9.4 6 2007 - 2022
DR Congo 9.3 7 2007 - 2022
North Korea 9.3 8 2007 - 2022
Burma 9.2 9 2007 - 2022
Sudan 9.1 10 2007 - 2022
Eritrea 9 11 2007 - 2022
Russia 9 12 2007 - 2022
Burundi 8.9 13 2007 - 2022
Libya 8.8 14 2007 - 2022
Somalia 8.8 15 2007 - 2022
Venezuela 8.8 16 2007 - 2022
Ethiopia 8.7 17 2007 - 2022
Bahrain 8.6 18 2007 - 2022
Tajikistan 8.5 19 2007 - 2022
Afghanistan 8.4 20 2007 - 2022
Nigeria 8.4 21 2007 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 8.4 22 2007 - 2022
Chad 8.3 23 2007 - 2022
Turkmenistan 8.3 24 2007 - 2022
Belarus 8.2 25 2007 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 8.1 26 2007 - 2022
Iraq 8.1 27 2007 - 2022
Turkey 8.1 28 2007 - 2022
Zimbabwe 8.1 29 2007 - 2022
Sri Lanka 7.9 30 2007 - 2022
Swaziland 7.9 31 2007 - 2022
Cambodia 7.8 32 2007 - 2022
Palestine 7.8 33 2021 - 2022
Philippines 7.8 34 2007 - 2022
Vietnam 7.8 35 2007 - 2022
Brazil 7.6 36 2007 - 2022
Cameroon 7.6 37 2007 - 2022
Thailand 7.6 38 2007 - 2022
Uzbekistan 7.6 39 2007 - 2022
Honduras 7.5 40 2007 - 2022
Mozambique 7.5 41 2007 - 2022
R. of Congo 7.5 42 2007 - 2022
Azerbaijan 7.4 43 2007 - 2022
Djibouti 7.4 44 2007 - 2022
Haiti 7.4 45 2007 - 2022
India 7.4 46 2007 - 2022
Nicaragua 7.4 47 2007 - 2022
Pakistan 7.4 48 2007 - 2022
Gambia 7.3 49 2007 - 2022
Guatemala 7.3 50 2007 - 2022
Bangladesh 7.2 51 2007 - 2022
Colombia 7.2 52 2007 - 2022
Ivory Coast 7.2 53 2007 - 2022
Kuwait 7.2 54 2007 - 2022
Maldives 7.2 55 2007 - 2022
Mali 7.2 56 2007 - 2022
Zambia 7.2 57 2007 - 2022
Lebanon 7.1 58 2007 - 2022
Uganda 7.1 59 2007 - 2022
UA Emirates 7.1 60 2007 - 2022
Guinea 7 61 2007 - 2022
Liberia 7 62 2007 - 2022
Malaysia 7 63 2007 - 2022
Niger 7 64 2007 - 2022
Jordan 6.9 65 2007 - 2022
Kazakhstan 6.8 66 2007 - 2022
Laos 6.8 67 2007 - 2022
Oman 6.8 68 2007 - 2022
Algeria 6.6 69 2007 - 2022
Brunei 6.6 70 2007 - 2022
Cuba 6.6 71 2007 - 2022
Mauritania 6.6 72 2007 - 2022
Papua N.G. 6.6 73 2007 - 2022
Burkina Faso 6.5 74 2007 - 2022
Togo 6.5 75 2007 - 2022
Gabon 6.4 76 2007 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 6.4 77 2007 - 2022
G.-Bissau 6.3 78 2007 - 2022
Indonesia 6.2 79 2007 - 2022
Kenya 6.2 80 2007 - 2022
Angola 6.1 81 2007 - 2022
Rwanda 6.1 82 2007 - 2022
Bolivia 6 83 2007 - 2022
Nepal 6 84 2007 - 2022
Madagascar 5.9 85 2007 - 2022
Tanzania 5.9 86 2007 - 2022
Hungary 5.8 87 2007 - 2022
Qatar 5.8 88 2007 - 2022
Ukraine 5.8 89 2007 - 2022
Armenia 5.7 90 2007 - 2022
El Salvador 5.6 91 2007 - 2022
Comoros 5.5 92 2007 - 2022
Mexico 5.5 93 2007 - 2022
Fiji 5.4 94 2007 - 2022
Tunisia 5.4 95 2007 - 2022
Belize 5.3 96 2007 - 2022
Jamaica 5.3 97 2007 - 2022
Morocco 5.3 98 2007 - 2022
Sierra Leone 5.3 99 2007 - 2022
Benin 5.2 100 2007 - 2022
Paraguay 5.2 101 2007 - 2022
Malawi 5 102 2007 - 2022
Bhutan 4.9 103 2007 - 2022
Botswana 4.9 104 2007 - 2022
Georgia 4.9 105 2007 - 2022
Lesotho 4.8 106 2007 - 2022
Singapore 4.8 107 2007 - 2022
Bahamas 4.7 108 2007 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 4.6 109 2007 - 2022
Senegal 4.5 110 2007 - 2022
South Africa 4.5 111 2007 - 2022
USA 4.5 112 2007 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 4.4 113 2007 - 2022
Seychelles 4.3 114 2007 - 2022
Suriname 4.3 115 2007 - 2022
Moldova 4.2 116 2007 - 2022
Ecuador 4.1 117 2007 - 2022
Ghana 4.1 118 2007 - 2022
Mongolia 4.1 119 2007 - 2022
Panama 4.1 120 2007 - 2022
Poland 4.1 121 2007 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 3.9 122 2007 - 2022
Chile 3.8 123 2007 - 2022
Romania 3.8 124 2007 - 2022
Peru 3.7 125 2007 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 3.6 126 2007 - 2022
Greece 3.6 127 2007 - 2022
Serbia 3.6 128 2007 - 2022
Mauritius 3.5 129 2007 - 2022
Micronesia 3.5 130 2007 - 2022
Samoa 3.5 131 2007 - 2022
Malta 3.4 132 2007 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 3.4 133 2007 - 2022
Albania 3.3 134 2007 - 2022
Uruguay 3.3 135 2007 - 2022
Montenegro 3.2 136 2007 - 2022
Guyana 3.1 137 2007 - 2022
South Korea 3.1 138 2007 - 2022
Argentina 3 139 2007 - 2022
Bulgaria 3 140 2007 - 2022
Israel 2.9 141 2007 - 2022
Japan 2.9 142 2007 - 2022
Barbados 2.8 143 2007 - 2022
Cyprus 2.7 144 2007 - 2022
North Macedonia 2.7 145 2007 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 2.7 146 2007 - 2022
Cape Verde 2.6 147 2007 - 2022
UK 2.4 148 2007 - 2022
Croatia 2.3 149 2007 - 2022
Namibia 2.3 150 2007 - 2022
Slovakia 2.3 151 2007 - 2022
Latvia 2.1 152 2007 - 2022
Czechia 2 153 2007 - 2022
Lithuania 2 154 2007 - 2022
Australia 1.9 155 2007 - 2022
Grenada 1.8 156 2007 - 2022
Canada 1.6 157 2007 - 2022
Ireland 1.5 158 2007 - 2022
Spain 1.5 159 2007 - 2022
Estonia 1.3 160 2007 - 2022
Slovenia 1.3 161 2007 - 2022
Portugal 1.2 162 2007 - 2022
Sweden 1.2 163 2007 - 2022
Costa Rica 1.1 164 2007 - 2022
France 1.1 165 2007 - 2022
Luxembourg 1.1 166 2007 - 2022
Belgium 0.9 167 2007 - 2022
Germany 0.8 168 2007 - 2022
Italy 0.8 169 2007 - 2022
Denmark 0.6 170 2007 - 2022
Netherlands 0.6 171 2007 - 2022
New Zealand 0.5 172 2007 - 2022
Switzerland 0.5 173 2007 - 2022
Austria 0.4 174 2007 - 2022
Iceland 0.4 175 2007 - 2022
Finland 0.3 176 2007 - 2022
Norway 0.3 177 2007 - 2022


Definition: The Human rights and rule of law indicator considers the relationship between the state and its population insofar as fundamental human rights are protected and freedoms are observed and respected. The higher the indicator's value, the less protected are the human rights and the rule of law in the country.
1. Yemen
2. Iran
3. China
4. Egypt
5. C.A. Republic
6. Syria
7. DR Congo
8. North Korea
9. Burma
10. Sudan
11. Eritrea
12. Russia
13. Burundi
14. Libya
15. Somalia
16. Venezuela
17. Ethiopia
18. Bahrain
19. Tajikistan
20. Afghanistan
21. Nigeria
22. Saudi Arabia
23. Chad
24. Turkmenistan
25. Belarus
26. Eq. Guinea
27. Iraq
28. Turkey
29. Zimbabwe
30. Sri Lanka
31. Swaziland
32. Cambodia
33. Palestine
34. Philippines
35. Vietnam
36. Brazil
37. Cameroon
38. Thailand
39. Uzbekistan
40. Honduras
41. Mozambique
42. R. of Congo
43. Azerbaijan
44. Djibouti
45. Haiti
46. India
47. Nicaragua
48. Pakistan
49. Gambia
50. Guatemala
51. Bangladesh
52. Colombia
53. Ivory Coast
54. Kuwait
55. Maldives
56. Mali
57. Zambia
58. Lebanon
59. Uganda
60. UA Emirates
61. Guinea
62. Liberia
63. Malaysia
64. Niger
65. Jordan
66. Kazakhstan
67. Laos
68. Oman
69. Algeria
70. Brunei
71. Cuba
72. Mauritania
73. Papua N.G.
74. Burkina Faso
75. Togo
76. Gabon
77. Kyrgyzstan
78. G.-Bissau
79. Indonesia
80. Kenya
81. Angola
82. Rwanda
83. Bolivia
84. Nepal
85. Madagascar
86. Tanzania
87. Hungary
88. Qatar
89. Ukraine
90. Armenia
91. El Salvador
92. Comoros
93. Mexico
94. Fiji
95. Tunisia
96. Belize
97. Jamaica
98. Morocco
99. Sierra Leone
100. Benin
101. Paraguay
102. Malawi
103. Bhutan
104. Botswana
105. Georgia
106. Lesotho
107. Singapore
108. Bahamas
109. Bosnia & Herz.
110. Senegal
111. South Africa
112. USA
113. Domin. Rep.
114. Seychelles
115. Suriname
116. Moldova
117. Ecuador
118. Ghana
119. Mongolia
120. Panama
121. Poland
122. Solomon Isl.
123. Chile
124. Romania
125. Peru
126. Ant.& Barb.
127. Greece
128. Serbia
129. Mauritius
130. Micronesia
131. Samoa
132. Malta
133. Tr.&Tobago
134. Albania
135. Uruguay
136. Montenegro
137. Guyana
138. South Korea
139. Argentina
140. Bulgaria
141. Israel
142. Japan
143. Barbados
144. Cyprus
145. North Macedonia
146. S.T.&Principe
147. Cape Verde
148. UK
149. Croatia
150. Namibia
151. Slovakia
152. Latvia
153. Czechia
154. Lithuania
155. Australia
156. Grenada
157. Canada
158. Ireland
159. Spain
160. Estonia
161. Slovenia
162. Portugal
163. Sweden
164. Costa Rica
165. France
166. Luxembourg
167. Belgium
168. Germany
169. Italy
170. Denmark
171. Netherlands
172. New Zealand
173. Switzerland
174. Austria
175. Iceland
176. Finland
177. Norway
9.90
9.80
9.70
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.30
9.20
9.10
9.00
9.00
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.40
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
7.90
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.40
6.40
6.30
6.20
6.20
6.10
6.10
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.60
5.50
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.20
5.00
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
3.90
3.80
3.80
3.70
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.30
3.20
3.10
3.10
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.70
2.60
2.40
2.30
2.30
2.30
2.10
2.00
2.00
1.90
1.80
1.60
1.50
1.50
1.30
1.30
1.20
1.20
1.10
1.10
1.10
0.90
0.80
0.80
0.60
0.60
0.50
0.50
0.40
0.40
0.30
0.30
0
2.5
5
7.4
9.9
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