* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Rule of law index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was -0.21 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 1.75 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -2.04 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Singapore 1.75 1 1996 - 2023
Japan 1.54 2 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong 1.29 3 1996 - 2023
South Korea 1.25 4 1996 - 2023
Qatar 0.93 5 1996 - 2023
Brunei 0.89 6 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.88 7 1996 - 2023
Israel 0.78 8 1996 - 2023
Macao 0.78 9 1996 - 2023
Bhutan 0.67 10 1996 - 2023
Oman 0.61 11 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.57 12 1996 - 2023
Bahrain 0.47 13 1996 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.41 14 1996 - 2023
Kuwait 0.34 15 1996 - 2023
Jordan 0.26 16 1996 - 2023
Thailand 0.24 17 1996 - 2023
India 0.19 18 1996 - 2023
Georgia 0.18 19 1996 - 2023
China -0.04 20 1996 - 2023
Maldives -0.08 21 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.09 22 1996 - 2023
Vietnam -0.09 23 1996 - 2023
Armenia -0.12 24 1996 - 2023
Indonesia -0.15 25 1996 - 2023
Mongolia -0.18 26 1996 - 2023
Philippines -0.42 27 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan -0.45 28 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.46 29 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.5 30 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.57 31 1996 - 2023
Palestine -0.68 32 1996 - 2023
Cambodia -0.82 33 1996 - 2023
Laos -0.83 34 1996 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.83 35 1996 - 2023
Pakistan -0.86 36 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.06 37 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -1.17 38 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -1.17 39 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -1.28 40 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -1.49 41 1996 - 2023
Burma -1.62 42 1996 - 2023
North Korea -1.64 43 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.65 44 1996 - 2023
Iraq -1.69 45 1996 - 2023
Yemen -1.84 46 1996 - 2023
Syria -2.04 47 1996 - 2023



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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1.75
1.54
1.29
1.25
0.93
0.89
0.88
0.78
0.78
0.67
0.61
0.57
0.47
0.41
0.34
0.26
0.24
0.19
0.18
-0.04
-0.08
-0.09
-0.09
-0.12
-0.15
-0.18
-0.42
-0.45
-0.46
-0.50
-0.57
-0.68
-0.82
-0.83
-0.83
-0.86
-1.06
-1.17
-1.17
-1.28
-1.49
-1.62
-1.64
-1.65
-1.69
-1.84
-2.04
-2.04
-1.1
-0.1
0.8
1.75


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