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

The average for 2024 based on 27 countries was 1.93 index points. The highest value was in Hungary: 5.4 index points and the lowest value was in Denmark: 0.3 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
Hungary 5.4 1 2007 - 2024
Romania 4.4 2 2007 - 2024
Poland 4.1 3 2007 - 2024
Greece 4 4 2007 - 2024
Malta 3.3 5 2007 - 2024
Cyprus 3.2 6 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria 3.1 7 2007 - 2024
Slovakia 2.2 8 2007 - 2024
Spain 2.1 9 2007 - 2024
Lithuania 1.8 10 2007 - 2024
Sweden 1.8 11 2007 - 2024
Croatia 1.7 12 2007 - 2024
Czechia 1.7 13 2007 - 2024
Latvia 1.7 14 2007 - 2024
Estonia 1.5 15 2007 - 2024
Ireland 1.5 16 2007 - 2024
Belgium 1.3 17 2007 - 2024
Portugal 1.3 18 2007 - 2024
Slovenia 1.1 19 2007 - 2024
France 1 20 2007 - 2024
Luxembourg 1 21 2007 - 2024
Italy 0.8 22 2007 - 2024
Germany 0.7 23 2007 - 2024
Netherlands 0.5 24 2007 - 2024
Austria 0.4 25 2007 - 2024
Denmark 0.3 26 2007 - 2024
Finland 0.3 27 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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