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

The average for 2024 based on 7 countries was 3.73 index points. The highest value was in Papua New Guinea: 7 index points and the lowest value was in New Zealand: 0.5 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
Papua N.G. 7 1 2007 - 2024
Fiji 5 2 2007 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 4.3 3 2007 - 2024
Samoa 4 4 2007 - 2024
Micronesia 3.4 5 2007 - 2024
Australia 1.9 6 2007 - 2024
New Zealand 0.5 7 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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