Rule of law - Country rankings

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Rule of law index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was -0.04 points.The highest value was in Finland: 2.06 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: -2.3 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Rule of law, 2021 Global rank Available data
Finland 2.06 1 1996 - 2021
Norway 1.95 2 1996 - 2021
Denmark 1.94 3 1996 - 2021
Singapore 1.86 4 1996 - 2021
New Zealand 1.82 5 1996 - 2021
Switzerland 1.81 6 1996 - 2021
Austria 1.79 7 1996 - 2021
Luxembourg 1.79 8 1996 - 2021
Iceland 1.75 9 1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein 1.74 10 1996 - 2021
Netherlands 1.74 11 1996 - 2021
Sweden 1.73 12 1996 - 2021
Andorra 1.72 13 1996 - 2021
Australia 1.67 14 1996 - 2021
Canada 1.63 15 1996 - 2021
Germany 1.61 16 1996 - 2021
Japan 1.58 17 1996 - 2021
Ireland 1.53 18 1996 - 2021
Hong Kong 1.45 19 1996 - 2021
Estonia 1.43 20 1996 - 2021
UK 1.43 21 1996 - 2021
USA 1.42 22 1996 - 2021
Belgium 1.33 23 1996 - 2021
Taiwan 1.3 24 1996 - 2021
France 1.29 25 1996 - 2021
Aruba 1.28 26 2004 - 2021
Czechia 1.13 27 1996 - 2021
Portugal 1.13 28 1996 - 2021
South Korea 1.13 29 1996 - 2021
Lithuania 1.11 30 1996 - 2021
Slovenia 1.03 31 1996 - 2021
Latvia 0.98 32 1996 - 2021
Israel 0.94 33 1996 - 2021
Qatar 0.93 34 1996 - 2021
Chile 0.91 35 1996 - 2021
Brunei 0.89 36 1996 - 2021
Kiribati 0.89 37 1996 - 2021
Samoa 0.89 38 1996 - 2021
Spain 0.88 39 1996 - 2021
Mauritius 0.87 40 1996 - 2021
Malta 0.86 41 1996 - 2021
UA Emirates 0.83 42 1996 - 2021
Macao 0.81 43 1996 - 2021
Uruguay 0.73 44 1996 - 2021
Dominica 0.72 45 1996 - 2021
Tuvalu 0.72 46 1996 - 2021
Slovakia 0.71 47 1996 - 2021
Bermuda 0.7 48 1996 - 2021
Bhutan 0.64 49 1996 - 2021
Cyprus 0.64 50 1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia 0.63 51 1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 0.61 52 1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico 0.6 53 1996 - 2021
Malaysia 0.56 54 1996 - 2021
Hungary 0.53 55 1996 - 2021
Micronesia 0.52 56 1996 - 2021
Grenada 0.51 57 1996 - 2021
Botswana 0.48 58 1996 - 2021
Bahrain 0.47 59 1996 - 2021
Vanuatu 0.46 60 1996 - 2021
Costa Rica 0.45 61 1996 - 2021
Tonga 0.45 62 1996 - 2021
Poland 0.44 63 1996 - 2021
Oman 0.41 64 1996 - 2021
Romania 0.41 65 1996 - 2021
Barbados 0.37 66 1996 - 2021
Namibia 0.36 67 1996 - 2021
Cape Verde 0.35 68 1996 - 2021
Greece 0.35 69 1996 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 0.34 70 1996 - 2021
Seychelles 0.34 71 1996 - 2021
Fiji 0.31 72 1996 - 2021
Croatia 0.3 73 1996 - 2021
Italy 0.27 74 1996 - 2021
Kuwait 0.26 75 1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.23 76 1996 - 2021
Jordan 0.21 77 1996 - 2021
Rwanda 0.2 78 1996 - 2021
Georgia 0.17 79 1996 - 2021
South Africa 0.13 80 1996 - 2021
Thailand 0.11 81 1996 - 2021
Bahamas 0.1 82 1996 - 2021
Tunisia 0.1 83 1996 - 2021
China 0.04 84 1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka 0.04 85 1996 - 2021
Bulgaria -0.04 86 1996 - 2021
Montenegro -0.06 87 1998 - 2021
Ghana -0.08 88 1996 - 2021
India -0.08 89 1996 - 2021
North Macedonia -0.08 90 1996 - 2021
Serbia -0.09 91 1996 - 2021
Armenia -0.1 92 1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep. -0.1 93 1996 - 2021
Suriname -0.1 94 1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago -0.14 95 1996 - 2021
Vietnam -0.15 96 1996 - 2021
Palau -0.16 97 1996 - 2021
Jamaica -0.17 98 1996 - 2021
Maldives -0.17 99 1996 - 2021
Indonesia -0.22 100 1996 - 2021
Mongolia -0.23 101 1996 - 2021
Egypt -0.24 102 1996 - 2021
Malawi -0.24 103 1996 - 2021
Morocco -0.25 104 1996 - 2021
Panama -0.25 105 1996 - 2021
Albania -0.26 106 1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. -0.28 107 1996 - 2021
Brazil -0.28 108 1996 - 2021
Moldova -0.33 109 1996 - 2021
Ecuador -0.34 110 1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl. -0.35 111 1996 - 2021
Uganda -0.35 112 1996 - 2021
Senegal -0.36 113 1996 - 2021
Gambia -0.39 114 1996 - 2021
Kenya -0.39 115 1996 - 2021
Guyana -0.4 116 1996 - 2021
Niger -0.4 117 1996 - 2021
Lesotho -0.41 118 1996 - 2021
Turkey -0.42 119 1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso -0.44 120 1996 - 2021
Colombia -0.45 121 1996 - 2021
Argentina -0.46 122 1996 - 2021
Nepal -0.47 123 1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan -0.49 124 1996 - 2021
Palestine -0.5 125 1996 - 2021
Peru -0.52 126 1996 - 2021
Tanzania -0.52 127 1996 - 2021
Paraguay -0.56 128 1996 - 2021
Swaziland -0.56 129 1996 - 2021
Togo -0.56 130 1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan -0.58 131 1996 - 2021
Benin -0.59 132 1996 - 2021
Zambia -0.59 133 1996 - 2021
Bangladesh -0.61 134 1996 - 2021
Ethiopia -0.61 135 1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast -0.63 136 1996 - 2021
Laos -0.64 137 1996 - 2021
Pakistan -0.64 138 1996 - 2021
Philippines -0.64 139 1996 - 2021
Ukraine -0.66 140 1996 - 2021
Mauritania -0.67 141 1996 - 2021
Gabon -0.7 142 1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe -0.7 143 1996 - 2021
Papua N.G. -0.74 144 1996 - 2021
Belize -0.78 145 1996 - 2021
Mexico -0.8 146 1996 - 2021
Algeria -0.82 147 1996 - 2021
Sierra Leone -0.82 148 1996 - 2021
El Salvador -0.85 149 1996 - 2021
Nigeria -0.86 150 1996 - 2021
Madagascar -0.87 151 1996 - 2021
Russia -0.87 152 1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan -0.89 153 1996 - 2021
Cambodia -0.9 154 1996 - 2021
Mali -0.9 155 1996 - 2021
Liberia -0.93 156 1996 - 2021
Angola -0.95 157 1996 - 2021
Iran -0.95 158 1996 - 2021
Djibouti -1.01 159 1996 - 2021
Mozambique -1.04 160 1996 - 2021
Honduras -1.07 161 1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan -1.07 162 1996 - 2021
Lebanon -1.07 163 1996 - 2021
Guatemala -1.09 164 1996 - 2021
Belarus -1.1 165 1996 - 2021
Cameroon -1.1 166 1996 - 2021
Guinea -1.13 167 1996 - 2021
R. of Congo -1.14 168 1996 - 2021
Bolivia -1.16 169 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan -1.19 170 1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea -1.2 171 1996 - 2021
Sudan -1.21 172 1996 - 2021
Comoros -1.22 173 1996 - 2021
Haiti -1.25 174 1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe -1.26 175 1996 - 2021
Burundi -1.29 176 1996 - 2021
Chad -1.33 177 1996 - 2021
Nicaragua -1.36 178 1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau -1.44 179 1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan -1.44 180 1996 - 2021
Burma -1.46 181 1996 - 2021
Eritrea -1.57 182 1996 - 2021
North Korea -1.63 183 1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic -1.67 184 1996 - 2021
DR Congo -1.7 185 1996 - 2021
Iraq -1.73 186 1996 - 2021
Libya -1.78 187 1996 - 2021
Yemen -1.8 188 1996 - 2021
Afghanistan -1.87 189 1996 - 2021
Syria -2.07 190 1996 - 2021
Somalia -2.27 191 1996 - 2021
Venezuela -2.3 192 1996 - 2021


Economic outlook

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.
1. Finland
2. Norway
3. Denmark
4. Singapore
5. New Zealand
6. Switzerland
7. Austria
8. Luxembourg
9. Iceland
10. Liechtenstein
11. Netherlands
12. Sweden
13. Andorra
14. Australia
15. Canada
16. Germany
17. Japan
18. Ireland
19. Hong Kong
20. Estonia
21. UK
22. USA
23. Belgium
24. Taiwan
25. France
26. Aruba
27. Czechia
28. Portugal
29. South Korea
30. Lithuania
31. Slovenia
32. Latvia
33. Israel
34. Qatar
35. Chile
36. Brunei
37. Kiribati
38. Samoa
39. Spain
40. Mauritius
41. Malta
42. UA Emirates
43. Macao
44. Uruguay
45. Dominica
46. Tuvalu
47. Slovakia
48. Bermuda
49. Bhutan
50. Cyprus
51. Saint Lucia
52. St. Vincent & ...
53. Puerto Rico
54. Malaysia
55. Hungary
56. Micronesia
57. Grenada
58. Botswana
59. Bahrain
60. Vanuatu
61. Costa Rica
62. Tonga
63. Poland
64. Oman
65. Romania
66. Barbados
67. Namibia
68. Cape Verde
69. Greece
70. Ant.& Barb.
71. Seychelles
72. Fiji
73. Croatia
74. Italy
75. Kuwait
76. Saudi Arabia
77. Jordan
78. Rwanda
79. Georgia
80. South Africa
81. Thailand
82. Bahamas
83. Tunisia
84. China
85. Sri Lanka
86. Bulgaria
87. Montenegro
88. Ghana
89. India
90. North Macedonia
91. Serbia
92. Armenia
93. Domin. Rep.
94. Suriname
95. Tr.&Tobago
96. Vietnam
97. Palau
98. Jamaica
99. Maldives
100. Indonesia
101. Mongolia
102. Egypt
103. Malawi
104. Morocco
105. Panama
106. Albania
107. Bosnia & Herz.
108. Brazil
109. Moldova
110. Ecuador
111. Solomon Isl.
112. Uganda
113. Senegal
114. Gambia
115. Kenya
116. Guyana
117. Niger
118. Lesotho
119. Turkey
120. Burkina Faso
121. Colombia
122. Argentina
123. Nepal
124. Kazakhstan
125. Palestine
126. Peru
127. Tanzania
128. Paraguay
129. Swaziland
130. Togo
131. Azerbaijan
132. Benin
133. Zambia
134. Bangladesh
135. Ethiopia
136. Ivory Coast
137. Laos
138. Pakistan
139. Philippines
140. Ukraine
141. Mauritania
142. Gabon
143. S.T.&Principe
144. Papua N.G.
145. Belize
146. Mexico
147. Algeria
148. Sierra Leone
149. El Salvador
150. Nigeria
151. Madagascar
152. Russia
153. Uzbekistan
154. Cambodia
155. Mali
156. Liberia
157. Angola
158. Iran
159. Djibouti
160. Mozambique
161. Honduras
162. Kyrgyzstan
163. Lebanon
164. Guatemala
165. Belarus
166. Cameroon
167. Guinea
168. R. of Congo
169. Bolivia
170. Tajikistan
171. Eq. Guinea
172. Sudan
173. Comoros
174. Haiti
175. Zimbabwe
176. Burundi
177. Chad
178. Nicaragua
179. G.-Bissau
180. Turkmenistan
181. Burma
182. Eritrea
183. North Korea
184. C.A. Republic
185. DR Congo
186. Iraq
187. Libya
188. Yemen
189. Afghanistan
190. Syria
191. Somalia
192. Venezuela
2.06
1.95
1.94
1.86
1.82
1.81
1.79
1.79
1.75
1.74
1.74
1.73
1.72
1.67
1.63
1.61
1.58
1.53
1.45
1.43
1.43
1.42
1.33
1.30
1.29
1.28
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.11
1.03
0.98
0.94
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.88
0.87
0.86
0.83
0.81
0.73
0.72
0.72
0.71
0.70
0.64
0.64
0.63
0.61
0.60
0.56
0.53
0.52
0.51
0.48
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.45
0.44
0.41
0.41
0.37
0.36
0.35
0.35
0.34
0.34
0.31
0.30
0.27
0.26
0.23
0.21
0.20
0.17
0.13
0.11
0.10
0.10
0.04
0.04
-0.04
-0.06
-0.08
-0.08
-0.08
-0.09
-0.10
-0.10
-0.10
-0.14
-0.15
-0.16
-0.17
-0.17
-0.22
-0.23
-0.24
-0.24
-0.25
-0.25
-0.26
-0.28
-0.28
-0.33
-0.34
-0.35
-0.35
-0.36
-0.39
-0.39
-0.40
-0.40
-0.41
-0.42
-0.44
-0.45
-0.46
-0.47
-0.49
-0.50
-0.52
-0.52
-0.56
-0.56
-0.56
-0.58
-0.59
-0.59
-0.61
-0.61
-0.63
-0.64
-0.64
-0.64
-0.66
-0.67
-0.70
-0.70
-0.74
-0.78
-0.80
-0.82
-0.82
-0.85
-0.86
-0.87
-0.87
-0.89
-0.90
-0.90
-0.93
-0.95
-0.95
-1.01
-1.04
-1.07
-1.07
-1.07
-1.09
-1.10
-1.10
-1.13
-1.14
-1.16
-1.19
-1.20
-1.21
-1.22
-1.25
-1.26
-1.29
-1.33
-1.36
-1.44
-1.44
-1.46
-1.57
-1.63
-1.67
-1.70
-1.73
-1.78
-1.80
-1.87
-2.07
-2.27
-2.30
-2.3
-1.2
-0.1
1
2.06
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