Rule of law - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Finland: 1.97 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: -2.21 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Rule of law, 2023 Global rank Available data
Finland 1.97 1 1996 - 2023
Denmark 1.91 2 1996 - 2023
Norway 1.83 3 1996 - 2023
Switzerland 1.76 4 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.75 5 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.75 6 1996 - 2023
Singapore 1.75 7 1996 - 2023
Iceland 1.72 8 1996 - 2023
Liechtenstein 1.71 9 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 1.71 10 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.64 11 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.63 12 1996 - 2023
Sweden 1.6 13 1996 - 2023
Germany 1.55 14 1996 - 2023
Japan 1.54 15 1996 - 2023
Australia 1.52 16 1996 - 2023
Andorra 1.48 17 1996 - 2023
Monaco 1.48 18 1996 - 2023
San Marino 1.48 19 1996 - 2023
Canada 1.47 20 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.43 21 1996 - 2023
UK 1.4 22 1996 - 2023
USA 1.33 23 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.3 24 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong 1.29 25 1996 - 2023
Aruba 1.27 26 2004 - 2023
Lithuania 1.27 27 1996 - 2023
South Korea 1.25 28 1996 - 2023
France 1.18 29 1996 - 2023
Czechia 1.14 30 1996 - 2023
Portugal 1.07 31 1996 - 2023
Latvia 1.04 32 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 1.04 33 1996 - 2023
Tuvalu 1.01 34 1996 - 2023
Palau 0.94 35 1996 - 2023
Qatar 0.93 36 1996 - 2023
Samoa 0.9 37 1996 - 2023
Brunei 0.89 38 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.88 39 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.82 40 1996 - 2023
Mauritius 0.81 41 1996 - 2023
Israel 0.78 42 1996 - 2023
Macao 0.78 43 1996 - 2023
Uruguay 0.72 44 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.7 45 1996 - 2023
Bermuda 0.68 46 1996 - 2023
Bhutan 0.67 47 1996 - 2023
Micronesia 0.64 48 1996 - 2023
Chile 0.63 49 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.63 50 1996 - 2023
Dominica 0.62 51 1996 - 2023
Oman 0.61 52 1996 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.61 53 1996 - 2023
Grenada 0.6 54 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.6 55 1996 - 2023
Kiribati 0.59 56 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.57 57 1996 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.57 58 1996 - 2023
Tonga 0.55 59 1996 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.49 60 1996 - 2023
Bahrain 0.47 61 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.46 62 1996 - 2023
Namibia 0.45 63 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.44 64 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.43 65 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 0.43 66 1996 - 2023
Barbados 0.41 67 1996 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.41 68 1996 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.4 69 1996 - 2023
Botswana 0.39 70 1996 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.39 71 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.39 72 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.38 73 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.36 74 1996 - 2023
Kuwait 0.34 75 1996 - 2023
Fiji 0.3 76 1996 - 2023
Jordan 0.26 77 1996 - 2023
Thailand 0.24 78 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.21 79 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 0.21 80 1996 - 2023
India 0.19 81 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 0.18 82 1996 - 2023
Georgia 0.18 83 1996 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.14 84 1996 - 2023
South Africa 0.09 85 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria -0.01 86 1996 - 2023
China -0.04 87 1996 - 2023
Montenegro -0.04 88 1998 - 2023
Suriname -0.06 89 1996 - 2023
Serbia -0.07 90 1996 - 2023
Maldives -0.08 91 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.09 92 1996 - 2023
Vietnam -0.09 93 1996 - 2023
Ghana -0.1 94 1996 - 2023
Armenia -0.12 95 1996 - 2023
Domin. Rep. -0.13 96 1996 - 2023
Morocco -0.13 97 1996 - 2023
Tunisia -0.14 98 1996 - 2023
Indonesia -0.15 99 1996 - 2023
Moldova -0.15 100 1996 - 2023
Albania -0.16 101 1996 - 2023
Malawi -0.16 102 1996 - 2023
Jamaica -0.17 103 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia -0.17 104 1996 - 2023
Egypt -0.18 105 1996 - 2023
Mongolia -0.18 106 1996 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -0.26 107 1996 - 2023
Senegal -0.27 108 1996 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -0.28 109 1996 - 2023
Brazil -0.31 110 1996 - 2023
Kenya -0.33 111 1996 - 2023
Guyana -0.34 112 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.35 113 1996 - 2023
Panama -0.35 114 1996 - 2023
El Salvador -0.37 115 1996 - 2023
Gambia -0.37 116 1996 - 2023
Tanzania -0.37 117 1996 - 2023
Argentina -0.41 118 1996 - 2023
Philippines -0.42 119 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan -0.45 120 1996 - 2023
Colombia -0.46 121 1996 - 2023
Ivory Coast -0.46 122 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.46 123 1996 - 2023
Uganda -0.47 124 1996 - 2023
Lesotho -0.48 125 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.5 126 1996 - 2023
Benin -0.51 127 1996 - 2023
Turkey -0.51 128 1996 - 2023
Togo -0.53 129 1996 - 2023
Zambia -0.53 130 1996 - 2023
Papua N.G. -0.54 131 1996 - 2023
Peru -0.54 132 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.57 133 1996 - 2023
Paraguay -0.58 134 1996 - 2023
Swaziland -0.6 135 1996 - 2023
Belize -0.64 136 1996 - 2023
Mauritania -0.64 137 1996 - 2023
Ethiopia -0.67 138 1996 - 2023
Algeria -0.68 139 1996 - 2023
Palestine -0.68 140 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe -0.69 141 1996 - 2023
Niger -0.71 142 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso -0.74 143 1996 - 2023
Mexico -0.81 144 1996 - 2023
Cambodia -0.82 145 1996 - 2023
Laos -0.83 146 1996 - 2023
Sierra Leone -0.83 147 1996 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.83 148 1996 - 2023
Pakistan -0.86 149 1996 - 2023
Gabon -0.87 150 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -0.89 151 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -0.89 152 1996 - 2023
Ecuador -0.96 153 1996 - 2023
Madagascar -0.97 154 1996 - 2023
Mali -0.98 155 1996 - 2023
R. of Congo -1.02 156 1996 - 2023
Liberia -1.03 157 1996 - 2023
Mozambique -1.03 158 1996 - 2023
Cameroon -1.04 159 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.06 160 1996 - 2023
Guatemala -1.08 161 1996 - 2023
Angola -1.1 162 1996 - 2023
Honduras -1.1 163 1996 - 2023
Guinea -1.11 164 1996 - 2023
Djibouti -1.13 165 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -1.17 166 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -1.17 167 1996 - 2023
Russia -1.19 168 1996 - 2023
Bolivia -1.22 169 1996 - 2023
Belarus -1.25 170 1996 - 2023
Burundi -1.25 171 1996 - 2023
Nicaragua -1.28 172 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -1.28 173 1996 - 2023
Zimbabwe -1.28 174 1996 - 2023
Comoros -1.34 175 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -1.34 176 1996 - 2023
Chad -1.35 177 1996 - 2023
Haiti -1.36 178 1996 - 2023
G.-Bissau -1.44 179 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -1.49 180 1996 - 2023
Burma -1.62 181 1996 - 2023
North Korea -1.64 182 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.65 183 1996 - 2023
DR Congo -1.67 184 1996 - 2023
Sudan -1.67 185 1996 - 2023
Iraq -1.69 186 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic -1.76 187 1996 - 2023
Eritrea -1.76 188 1996 - 2023
Libya -1.77 189 1996 - 2023
Yemen -1.84 190 1996 - 2023
Syria -2.04 191 1996 - 2023
Venezuela -2.15 192 1996 - 2023
Somalia -2.21 193 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. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Norway
4. Switzerland
5. Austria
6. Luxembourg
7. Singapore
8. Iceland
9. Liechtenstein
10. New Zealand
11. Netherlands
12. Ireland
13. Sweden
14. Germany
15. Japan
16. Australia
17. Andorra
18. Monaco
19. San Marino
20. Canada
21. Estonia
22. UK
23. USA
24. Belgium
25. Hong Kong
26. Aruba
27. Lithuania
28. South Korea
29. France
30. Czechia
31. Portugal
32. Latvia
33. Slovenia
34. Tuvalu
35. Palau
36. Qatar
37. Samoa
38. Brunei
39. UA Emirates
40. Spain
41. Mauritius
42. Israel
43. Macao
44. Uruguay
45. Malta
46. Bermuda
47. Bhutan
48. Micronesia
49. Chile
50. Cyprus
51. Dominica
52. Oman
53. Saint Lucia
54. Grenada
55. Slovakia
56. Kiribati
57. Malaysia
58. St. Vincent & ...
59. Tonga
60. Puerto Rico
61. Bahrain
62. Poland
63. Namibia
64. Romania
65. Hungary
66. Seychelles
67. Barbados
68. Saudi Arabia
69. Cape Verde
70. Botswana
71. Costa Rica
72. Italy
73. Ant.& Barb.
74. Croatia
75. Kuwait
76. Fiji
77. Jordan
78. Thailand
79. Greece
80. Rwanda
81. India
82. Bahamas
83. Georgia
84. Vanuatu
85. South Africa
86. Bulgaria
87. China
88. Montenegro
89. Suriname
90. Serbia
91. Maldives
92. Sri Lanka
93. Vietnam
94. Ghana
95. Armenia
96. Domin. Rep.
97. Morocco
98. Tunisia
99. Indonesia
100. Moldova
101. Albania
102. Malawi
103. Jamaica
104. North Macedonia
105. Egypt
106. Mongolia
107. Solomon Isl.
108. Senegal
109. Tr.&Tobago
110. Brazil
111. Kenya
112. Guyana
113. Bosnia & Herz.
114. Panama
115. El Salvador
116. Gambia
117. Tanzania
118. Argentina
119. Philippines
120. Kazakhstan
121. Colombia
122. Ivory Coast
123. Nepal
124. Uganda
125. Lesotho
126. Bangladesh
127. Benin
128. Turkey
129. Togo
130. Zambia
131. Papua N.G.
132. Peru
133. Azerbaijan
134. Paraguay
135. Swaziland
136. Belize
137. Mauritania
138. Ethiopia
139. Algeria
140. Palestine
141. S.T.&Principe
142. Niger
143. Burkina Faso
144. Mexico
145. Cambodia
146. Laos
147. Sierra Leone
148. Uzbekistan
149. Pakistan
150. Gabon
151. Nigeria
152. Ukraine
153. Ecuador
154. Madagascar
155. Mali
156. R. of Congo
157. Liberia
158. Mozambique
159. Cameroon
160. Iran
161. Guatemala
162. Angola
163. Honduras
164. Guinea
165. Djibouti
166. Kyrgyzstan
167. Lebanon
168. Russia
169. Bolivia
170. Belarus
171. Burundi
172. Nicaragua
173. Tajikistan
174. Zimbabwe
175. Comoros
176. Eq. Guinea
177. Chad
178. Haiti
179. G.-Bissau
180. Turkmenistan
181. Burma
182. North Korea
183. Afghanistan
184. DR Congo
185. Sudan
186. Iraq
187. C.A. Republic
188. Eritrea
189. Libya
190. Yemen
191. Syria
192. Venezuela
193. Somalia
1.97
1.91
1.83
1.76
1.75
1.75
1.75
1.72
1.71
1.71
1.64
1.63
1.60
1.55
1.54
1.52
1.48
1.48
1.48
1.47
1.43
1.40
1.33
1.30
1.29
1.27
1.27
1.25
1.18
1.14
1.07
1.04
1.04
1.01
0.94
0.93
0.90
0.89
0.88
0.82
0.81
0.78
0.78
0.72
0.70
0.68
0.67
0.64
0.63
0.63
0.62
0.61
0.61
0.60
0.60
0.59
0.57
0.57
0.55
0.49
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.44
0.43
0.43
0.41
0.41
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.36
0.34
0.30
0.26
0.24
0.21
0.21
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.14
0.09
-0.01
-0.04
-0.04
-0.06
-0.07
-0.08
-0.09
-0.09
-0.10
-0.12
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-0.13
-0.14
-0.15
-0.15
-0.16
-0.16
-0.17
-0.17
-0.18
-0.18
-0.26
-0.27
-0.28
-0.31
-0.33
-0.34
-0.35
-0.35
-0.37
-0.37
-0.37
-0.41
-0.42
-0.45
-0.46
-0.46
-0.46
-0.47
-0.48
-0.50
-0.51
-0.51
-0.53
-0.53
-0.54
-0.54
-0.57
-0.58
-0.60
-0.64
-0.64
-0.67
-0.68
-0.68
-0.69
-0.71
-0.74
-0.81
-0.82
-0.83
-0.83
-0.83
-0.86
-0.87
-0.89
-0.89
-0.96
-0.97
-0.98
-1.02
-1.03
-1.03
-1.04
-1.06
-1.08
-1.10
-1.10
-1.11
-1.13
-1.17
-1.17
-1.19
-1.22
-1.25
-1.25
-1.28
-1.28
-1.28
-1.34
-1.34
-1.35
-1.36
-1.44
-1.49
-1.62
-1.64
-1.65
-1.67
-1.67
-1.69
-1.76
-1.76
-1.77
-1.84
-2.04
-2.15
-2.21
-2.21
-1.2
-0.1
0.9
1.97


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