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

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 1.05 points. The highest value was in Finland: 1.97 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: -0.01 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
Finland 1.97 1 1996 - 2023
Denmark 1.91 2 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.75 3 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.75 4 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.64 5 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.63 6 1996 - 2023
Sweden 1.6 7 1996 - 2023
Germany 1.55 8 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.43 9 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.3 10 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 1.27 11 1996 - 2023
France 1.18 12 1996 - 2023
Czechia 1.14 13 1996 - 2023
Portugal 1.07 14 1996 - 2023
Latvia 1.04 15 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 1.04 16 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.82 17 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.7 18 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.63 19 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.6 20 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.46 21 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.44 22 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.43 23 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.39 24 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.36 25 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.21 26 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria -0.01 27 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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