Rule of law - Country rankings
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Rule of law index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 192 countries was -0.03 points.The highest value was in Finland: 2.08 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: -2.35 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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2.08
1.98
1.88
1.88
1.86
1.83
1.81
1.81
1.80
1.79
1.76
1.76
1.70
1.66
1.65
1.59
1.56
1.53
1.50
1.50
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.33
1.31
1.27
1.18
1.18
1.07
1.07
1.06
1.00
1.00
0.99
0.96
0.93
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.90
0.88
0.88
0.85
0.74
0.69
0.68
0.68
0.66
0.63
0.62
0.62
0.59
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.54
0.53
0.51
0.49
0.49
0.45
0.44
0.44
0.37
0.34
0.33
0.32
0.30
0.29
0.29
0.29
0.24
0.24
0.24
0.21
0.21
0.14
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.09
0.06
0.06
-0.02
-0.04
-0.05
-0.06
-0.06
-0.08
-0.09
-0.09
-0.10
-0.11
-0.12
-0.13
-0.13
-0.18
-0.18
-0.19
-0.21
-0.24
-0.26
-0.26
-0.27
-0.28
-0.31
-0.33
-0.33
-0.34
-0.34
-0.36
-0.36
-0.36
-0.37
-0.40
-0.40
-0.41
-0.42
-0.42
-0.43
-0.46
-0.46
-0.47
-0.49
-0.49
-0.53
-0.55
-0.55
-0.55
-0.56
-0.57
-0.59
-0.60
-0.60
-0.62
-0.66
-0.67
-0.67
-0.67
-0.69
-0.69
-0.69
-0.72
-0.73
-0.76
-0.76
-0.76
-0.76
-0.78
-0.81
-0.85
-0.87
-0.88
-0.90
-0.92
-0.93
-0.95
-0.96
-0.96
-1.00
-1.01
-1.02
-1.03
-1.04
-1.05
-1.06
-1.07
-1.15
-1.15
-1.16
-1.18
-1.20
-1.22
-1.22
-1.25
-1.26
-1.27
-1.31
-1.32
-1.36
-1.41
-1.47
-1.60
-1.71
-1.75
-1.78
-1.79
-1.81
-1.97
-2.07
-2.30
-2.35
-2.35
-1.2
-0.1
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2.08
Definition: The index for Rule of Law captures perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence.
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