Rule Of Law Index

Europe Ranking

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Finland	2.08	2020	1	2.06
2	Norway	1.98	2020	2	1.99
3 ↑	Denmark	1.86	2020	5	1.88
4 ↓	Switzerland	1.83	2020	3	1.91
5 ↑	Sweden	1.81	2020	6	1.83
5 ↓	Austria	1.81	2020	4	1.9
7 ↑	Iceland	1.8	2020	9	1.77
8 ↓	Luxembourg	1.79	2020	7	1.79
9 ↓	Netherlands	1.76	2020	8	1.78
10 ↑	Andorra	1.7	2020	13	1.58
11 ↓	Liechtenstein	1.68	2019	10	1.68
12 ↓	Germany	1.56	2020	11	1.62
13 ↓	United Kingdom	1.5	2020	12	1.61
13 ↑	Ireland	1.5	2020	15	1.38
15 ↑	Belgium	1.37	2020	16	1.37
16 ↓	France	1.33	2020	14	1.41
17	Estonia	1.28	2019	17	1.24
18	Portugal	1.18	2020	18	1.14
19	Slovenia	1.07	2020	19	1.06
20 ↓	Czech Republic	1.06	2020	19	1.06
21 ↑	Lithuania	0.99	2020	22	1.02
22 ↑	Latvia	0.96	2020	23	1.01
23 ↑	San Marino	0.94	2013	24	0.95
23 ↑	Monaco	0.94	2013	26	0.93
25 ↓	Malta	0.92	2020	24	0.95
26 ↓	Spain	0.9	2020	21	1.03
27	Cyprus	0.58	2020	27	0.76
28 ↑	Poland	0.54	2020	30	0.43
29	Slovakia	0.53	2019	29	0.5
30 ↓	Hungary	0.51	2020	28	0.53
31	Romania	0.37	2020	31	0.4
32 ↑	Greece	0.32	2020	35	0.18
33 ↑	Italy	0.3	2019	34	0.27
34 ↓	Croatia	0.29	2020	31	0.4
34 ↓	Georgia	0.29	2020	33	0.31
36	Montenegro	0.06	2020	36	0.1
37 ↑	Macedonia	-0.06	2020	41	-0.24
38	Armenia	-0.08	2020	38	-0.13
39 ↓	Bulgaria	-0.09	2020	37	-0.01
40 ↓	Serbia	-0.18	2020	39	-0.16
41 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.31	2020	40	-0.23
42 ↑	Albania	-0.36	2020	43	-0.41
43 ↓	Moldova	-0.41	2020	42	-0.37
44	Ukraine	-0.67	2020	44	-0.7
45 ↑	Angola	-0.96	2020	46	-1.05
46 ↓	Belarus	-1	2020	45	-0.79

Definition of Rule Of Law Index

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.