Human rights and rule of law index - Country rankings

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Human rights and rule of law index, 0 (high) - 10 (low), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 5.42 index points. The highest value was in Iran: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Iceland: 0.2 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Iran 10 1 2007 - 2024
Burma 9.6 2 2007 - 2024
China 9.4 3 2007 - 2024
Libya 9.4 4 2007 - 2024
Russia 9.4 5 2007 - 2024
North Korea 9.3 6 2007 - 2024
Sudan 9.3 7 2007 - 2024
Yemen 9.3 8 2007 - 2024
Haiti 9.2 9 2007 - 2024
DR Congo 9 10 2007 - 2024
Egypt 8.9 11 2007 - 2024
Eritrea 8.9 12 2007 - 2024
Afghanistan 8.8 13 2007 - 2024
Syria 8.8 14 2007 - 2024
Burundi 8.7 15 2007 - 2024
C.A. Republic 8.7 16 2007 - 2024
Somalia 8.7 17 2007 - 2024
Venezuela 8.6 18 2007 - 2024
Ethiopia 8.5 19 2007 - 2024
Bahrain 8.4 20 2007 - 2024
Cambodia 8.4 21 2007 - 2024
Nigeria 8.3 22 2007 - 2024
Tajikistan 8.3 23 2007 - 2024
Swaziland 8.2 24 2007 - 2024
Turkmenistan 8.2 25 2007 - 2024
Zambia 8.2 26 2007 - 2024
Chad 8.1 27 2007 - 2024
Palestine 8.1 28 2021 - 2024
Sri Lanka 8.1 29 2007 - 2024
Belarus 8 30 2007 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 7.9 31 2007 - 2024
Guatemala 7.9 32 2007 - 2024
Zimbabwe 7.9 33 2007 - 2024
Honduras 7.8 34 2007 - 2024
Pakistan 7.8 35 2007 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 7.8 36 2007 - 2024
Turkey 7.7 37 2007 - 2024
Azerbaijan 7.6 38 2007 - 2024
Djibouti 7.6 39 2007 - 2024
India 7.6 40 2007 - 2024
Mali 7.6 41 2007 - 2024
Nicaragua 7.6 42 2007 - 2024
Iraq 7.5 43 2007 - 2024
Thailand 7.5 44 2007 - 2024
Ukraine 7.5 45 2007 - 2024
Algeria 7.4 46 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh 7.4 47 2007 - 2024
Brazil 7.4 48 2007 - 2024
Cameroon 7.4 49 2007 - 2024
Uzbekistan 7.4 50 2007 - 2024
Colombia 7.3 51 2007 - 2024
Guinea 7.3 52 2007 - 2024
Uganda 7.3 53 2007 - 2024
Liberia 7.2 54 2007 - 2024
Malaysia 7.2 55 2007 - 2024
Philippines 7.2 56 2007 - 2024
Vietnam 7.2 57 2007 - 2024
Burkina Faso 7.1 58 2007 - 2024
Kuwait 7.1 59 2007 - 2024
Laos 7.1 60 2007 - 2024
Gambia 7 61 2007 - 2024
Jordan 7 62 2007 - 2024
Maldives 7 63 2007 - 2024
Papua N.G. 7 64 2007 - 2024
Tunisia 7 65 2007 - 2024
Mauritania 6.9 66 2007 - 2024
Mozambique 6.9 67 2007 - 2024
R. of Congo 6.9 68 2007 - 2024
Kazakhstan 6.8 69 2007 - 2024
Lebanon 6.8 70 2007 - 2024
Niger 6.8 71 2007 - 2024
Indonesia 6.7 72 2007 - 2024
Brunei 6.6 73 2007 - 2024
Ivory Coast 6.6 74 2007 - 2024
Togo 6.6 75 2007 - 2024
Rwanda 6.5 76 2007 - 2024
UA Emirates 6.5 77 2007 - 2024
Angola 6.4 78 2007 - 2024
Gabon 6.3 79 2007 - 2024
G.-Bissau 6.3 80 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 6.3 81 2007 - 2024
Benin 6 82 2007 - 2024
Comoros 6 83 2007 - 2024
Cuba 6 84 2007 - 2024
Kenya 6 85 2007 - 2024
Nepal 6 86 2007 - 2024
El Salvador 5.9 87 2007 - 2024
Belize 5.8 88 2007 - 2024
Peru 5.8 89 2007 - 2024
Madagascar 5.7 90 2007 - 2024
Armenia 5.5 91 2007 - 2024
Bolivia 5.4 92 2007 - 2024
Hungary 5.4 93 2007 - 2024
Bhutan 5.3 94 2007 - 2024
Botswana 5.3 95 2007 - 2024
Mexico 5.3 96 2007 - 2024
Paraguay 5.3 97 2007 - 2024
Sierra Leone 5.3 98 2007 - 2024
Tanzania 5.3 99 2007 - 2024
Qatar 5.2 100 2007 - 2024
Morocco 5.1 101 2007 - 2024
South Africa 5.1 102 2007 - 2024
Fiji 5 103 2007 - 2024
Jamaica 5 104 2007 - 2024
Lesotho 4.9 105 2007 - 2024
Bahamas 4.8 106 2007 - 2024
Malawi 4.8 107 2007 - 2024
Georgia 4.7 108 2007 - 2024
Panama 4.7 109 2007 - 2024
Senegal 4.7 110 2007 - 2024
Ecuador 4.6 111 2007 - 2024
Singapore 4.6 112 2007 - 2024
Mongolia 4.4 113 2007 - 2024
Romania 4.4 114 2007 - 2024
Seychelles 4.3 115 2007 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 4.3 116 2007 - 2024
USA 4.3 117 2007 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 4.2 118 2007 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 4.2 119 2007 - 2024
Suriname 4.2 120 2007 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 4.1 121 2007 - 2024
Poland 4.1 122 2007 - 2024
Greece 4 123 2007 - 2024
Israel 4 124 2007 - 2024
Samoa 4 125 2007 - 2024
Uruguay 3.9 126 2007 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 3.8 127 2007 - 2024
Guyana 3.7 128 2007 - 2024
Moldova 3.6 129 2007 - 2024
Ghana 3.5 130 2007 - 2024
Serbia 3.5 131 2007 - 2024
Mauritius 3.4 132 2007 - 2024
Micronesia 3.4 133 2007 - 2024
Albania 3.3 134 2007 - 2024
Chile 3.3 135 2007 - 2024
Malta 3.3 136 2007 - 2024
Cyprus 3.2 137 2007 - 2024
South Korea 3.2 138 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria 3.1 139 2007 - 2024
UK 2.9 140 2007 - 2024
Barbados 2.8 141 2007 - 2024
Japan 2.8 142 2007 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 2.7 143 2007 - 2024
Namibia 2.5 144 2007 - 2024
North Macedonia 2.5 145 2007 - 2024
Argentina 2.4 146 2007 - 2024
Slovakia 2.2 147 2007 - 2024
Spain 2.1 148 2007 - 2024
Cape Verde 2 149 2007 - 2024
Australia 1.9 150 2007 - 2024
Canada 1.9 151 2007 - 2024
Lithuania 1.8 152 2007 - 2024
Sweden 1.8 153 2007 - 2024
Croatia 1.7 154 2007 - 2024
Czechia 1.7 155 2007 - 2024
Grenada 1.7 156 2007 - 2024
Latvia 1.7 157 2007 - 2024
Costa Rica 1.5 158 2007 - 2024
Estonia 1.5 159 2007 - 2024
Ireland 1.5 160 2007 - 2024
Belgium 1.3 161 2007 - 2024
Portugal 1.3 162 2007 - 2024
Slovenia 1.1 163 2007 - 2024
France 1 164 2007 - 2024
Luxembourg 1 165 2007 - 2024
Italy 0.8 166 2007 - 2024
Germany 0.7 167 2007 - 2024
Netherlands 0.5 168 2007 - 2024
New Zealand 0.5 169 2007 - 2024
Austria 0.4 170 2007 - 2024
Denmark 0.3 171 2007 - 2024
Finland 0.3 172 2007 - 2024
Switzerland 0.3 173 2007 - 2024
Iceland 0.2 174 2007 - 2024
Norway 0.2 175 2007 - 2024



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.

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1. Iran
2. Burma
3. China
4. Libya
5. Russia
6. North Korea
7. Sudan
8. Yemen
9. Haiti
10. DR Congo
11. Egypt
12. Eritrea
13. Afghanistan
14. Syria
15. Burundi
16. C.A. Republic
17. Somalia
18. Venezuela
19. Ethiopia
20. Bahrain
21. Cambodia
22. Nigeria
23. Tajikistan
24. Swaziland
25. Turkmenistan
26. Zambia
27. Chad
28. Palestine
29. Sri Lanka
30. Belarus
31. Eq. Guinea
32. Guatemala
33. Zimbabwe
34. Honduras
35. Pakistan
36. Saudi Arabia
37. Turkey
38. Azerbaijan
39. Djibouti
40. India
41. Mali
42. Nicaragua
43. Iraq
44. Thailand
45. Ukraine
46. Algeria
47. Bangladesh
48. Brazil
49. Cameroon
50. Uzbekistan
51. Colombia
52. Guinea
53. Uganda
54. Liberia
55. Malaysia
56. Philippines
57. Vietnam
58. Burkina Faso
59. Kuwait
60. Laos
61. Gambia
62. Jordan
63. Maldives
64. Papua N.G.
65. Tunisia
66. Mauritania
67. Mozambique
68. R. of Congo
69. Kazakhstan
70. Lebanon
71. Niger
72. Indonesia
73. Brunei
74. Ivory Coast
75. Togo
76. Rwanda
77. UA Emirates
78. Angola
79. Gabon
80. G.-Bissau
81. Kyrgyzstan
82. Benin
83. Comoros
84. Cuba
85. Kenya
86. Nepal
87. El Salvador
88. Belize
89. Peru
90. Madagascar
91. Armenia
92. Bolivia
93. Hungary
94. Bhutan
95. Botswana
96. Mexico
97. Paraguay
98. Sierra Leone
99. Tanzania
100. Qatar
101. Morocco
102. South Africa
103. Fiji
104. Jamaica
105. Lesotho
106. Bahamas
107. Malawi
108. Georgia
109. Panama
110. Senegal
111. Ecuador
112. Singapore
113. Mongolia
114. Romania
115. Seychelles
116. Solomon Isl.
117. USA
118. Bosnia & Herz.
119. Domin. Rep.
120. Suriname
121. Ant.& Barb.
122. Poland
123. Greece
124. Israel
125. Samoa
126. Uruguay
127. Tr.&Tobago
128. Guyana
129. Moldova
130. Ghana
131. Serbia
132. Mauritius
133. Micronesia
134. Albania
135. Chile
136. Malta
137. Cyprus
138. South Korea
139. Bulgaria
140. UK
141. Barbados
142. Japan
143. S.T.&Principe
144. Namibia
145. North Macedonia
146. Argentina
147. Slovakia
148. Spain
149. Cape Verde
150. Australia
151. Canada
152. Lithuania
153. Sweden
154. Croatia
155. Czechia
156. Grenada
157. Latvia
158. Costa Rica
159. Estonia
160. Ireland
161. Belgium
162. Portugal
163. Slovenia
164. France
165. Luxembourg
166. Italy
167. Germany
168. Netherlands
169. New Zealand
170. Austria
171. Denmark
172. Finland
173. Switzerland
174. Iceland
175. Norway
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9.60
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.20
9.00
8.90
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.70
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.40
8.40
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.20
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.00
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.10
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.90
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.30
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.10
5.10
5.00
5.00
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.70
4.70
4.70
4.60
4.60
4.40
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.20
4.20
4.10
4.10
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.90
3.80
3.70
3.60
3.50
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.20
3.20
3.10
2.90
2.80
2.80
2.70
2.50
2.50
2.40
2.20
2.10
2.00
1.90
1.90
1.80
1.80
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.70
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.30
1.30
1.10
1.00
1.00
0.80
0.70
0.50
0.50
0.40
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.20
0.20
0
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5
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