Rule Of Law Index

Global 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 ↑	New Zealand	1.88	2020	5	1.89
3 ↑	Singapore	1.88	2020	6	1.88
5 ↑	Denmark	1.86	2020	6	1.88
6 ↓	Switzerland	1.83	2020	3	1.91
7 ↓	Austria	1.81	2020	4	1.9
7 ↑	Sweden	1.81	2020	8	1.83
9 ↑	Iceland	1.8	2020	11	1.77
10 ↓	Luxembourg	1.79	2020	9	1.79
11 ↓	Netherlands	1.76	2020	10	1.78
12 ↑	Andorra	1.7	2020	18	1.58
13 ↑	Liechtenstein	1.68	2019	15	1.68
14 ↓	Canada	1.66	2020	13	1.76
15 ↓	Australia	1.65	2020	14	1.73
16 ↓	Hong Kong	1.6	2019	11	1.77
17 ↓	Germany	1.56	2020	16	1.62
18 ↑	Japan	1.54	2019	19	1.53
19 ↓	United Kingdom	1.5	2020	17	1.61
19 ↑	Ireland	1.5	2020	22	1.38
21 ↑	Belgium	1.37	2020	23	1.37
21 ↓	United States	1.37	2020	20	1.46
23 ↓	France	1.33	2020	21	1.41
24	Aruba	1.31	2020	24	1.26
25	Estonia	1.28	2019	25	1.24
26 ↑	Taiwan	1.27	2020	27	1.14
27	Portugal	1.18	2020	27	1.14
27 ↓	South Korea	1.18	2020	26	1.19
29 ↑	Chile	1.07	2020	30	1.07
29 ↑	Slovenia	1.07	2020	31	1.06
31	Czech Republic	1.06	2020	31	1.06
32 ↑	Qatar	1	2020	46	0.73
33 ↑	Lithuania	0.99	2020	34	1.02
33 ↑	Israel	0.99	2018	34	1.02
35 ↑	Latvia	0.96	2020	36	1.01
36 ↑	San Marino	0.94	2013	37	0.95
36 ↑	Monaco	0.94	2013	39	0.93
38 ↑	Brunei	0.93	2020	49	0.61
39 ↓	Malta	0.92	2020	37	0.95
39 ↑	United Arab Emirates	0.92	2020	42	0.81
41 ↓	Spain	0.9	2020	33	1.03
42 ↑	Kiribati	0.88	2020	45	0.74
42 ↓	Samoa	0.88	2020	29	1.08
44 ↓	Bermuda	0.85	2019	41	0.88
44 ↓	Macao	0.85	2020	40	0.92
46 ↓	Mauritius	0.76	2019	43	0.78
47	Dominica	0.74	2020	47	0.69
48	Uruguay	0.68	2020	48	0.62
49 ↑	Malaysia	0.66	2020	51	0.59
50 ↑	Puerto Rico	0.63	2020	51	0.59
51 ↑	Oman	0.62	2020	54	0.55
52 ↓	Bhutan	0.59	2020	51	0.59
53 ↓	Cyprus	0.58	2020	44	0.76
54 ↑	Costa Rica	0.57	2020	55	0.54
54 ↓	Saint Lucia	0.57	2019	50	0.6
54 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.57	2020	62	0.45
57 ↑	Poland	0.54	2020	64	0.43
58 ↓	Slovakia	0.53	2019	57	0.5
58 ↑	Tuvalu	0.53	2020	60	0.48
60 ↓	Hungary	0.51	2020	56	0.53
61 ↑	Cape Verde	0.49	2020	63	0.44
61 ↓	Bahrain	0.49	2020	59	0.49
63 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	0.45	2020	65	0.41
64 ↓	Botswana	0.44	2020	57	0.5
64 ↓	Tonga	0.44	2020	61	0.46
66	Romania	0.37	2020	66	0.4
67 ↑	Barbados	0.34	2020	68	0.36
68 ↑	Kuwait	0.33	2020	74	0.22
69 ↑	Greece	0.32	2020	75	0.18
70 ↑	Italy	0.3	2019	73	0.27
70	Namibia	0.3	2020	70	0.31
72 ↓	Croatia	0.29	2020	66	0.4
72 ↑	Grenada	0.29	2020	75	0.18
72 ↓	Georgia	0.29	2020	70	0.31
75 ↑	Saudi Arabia	0.24	2020	77	0.17
75 ↓	Vanuatu	0.24	2020	69	0.32
77	Seychelles	0.21	2020	77	0.17
77 ↑	Jordan	0.21	2020	79	0.14
79 ↑	Tunisia	0.14	2020	84	0.06
80	Thailand	0.12	2020	80	0.1
81 ↑	Rwanda	0.11	2020	82	0.08
81 ↑	Fiji	0.11	2020	91	-0.03
83 ↑	Micronesia	0.09	2020	87	0.02
84 ↓	Bahamas	0.06	2020	82	0.08
84 ↓	Montenegro	0.06	2020	80	0.1
86	India	-0.03	2019	86	0.03
87 ↓	Ghana	-0.04	2020	85	0.05
88	Sri Lanka	-0.05	2020	88	-0.01
89 ↑	Macedonia	-0.06	2020	103	-0.24
89 ↑	China	-0.06	2020	105	-0.27
91 ↑	Armenia	-0.08	2020	96	-0.13
92 ↑	Morocco	-0.09	2020	97	-0.14
92 ↓	Bulgaria	-0.09	2020	88	-0.01
94 ↑	Solomon Islands	-0.1	2020	97	-0.14
95 ↓	Suriname	-0.11	2020	92	-0.06
96 ↓	Panama	-0.12	2019	94	-0.09
96 ↓	South Africa	-0.12	2020	93	-0.08
98 ↓	Vietnam	-0.13	2020	90	-0.02
98 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.13	2020	95	-0.12
100	Brazil	-0.18	2020	100	-0.18
100 ↓	Serbia	-0.18	2020	99	-0.16
102 ↓	Palau	-0.19	2020	70	0.31
103 ↑	Jamaica	-0.24	2020	108	-0.31
104 ↑	Dominican Republic	-0.26	2020	112	-0.35
104 ↑	Mongolia	-0.26	2020	105	-0.27
106 ↑	Malawi	-0.27	2020	110	-0.33
107 ↓	Senegal	-0.28	2020	101	-0.19
108 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.31	2020	102	-0.23
109 ↑	Maldives	-0.33	2020	117	-0.41
109 ↓	Uganda	-0.33	2020	108	-0.31
111	Indonesia	-0.34	2020	111	-0.34
111 ↑	Peru	-0.34	2020	127	-0.49
113 ↓	Turkey	-0.36	2020	107	-0.28
113 ↑	Egypt	-0.36	2020	120	-0.42
113 ↑	Albania	-0.36	2020	117	-0.41
116 ↓	Gambia	-0.37	2020	114	-0.37
117 ↑	Ethiopia	-0.4	2020	125	-0.47
117 ↑	Kazakhstan	-0.4	2020	122	-0.43
119 ↓	Moldova	-0.41	2020	114	-0.37
120 ↑	Guyana	-0.43	2020	122	-0.43
120 ↓	Argentina	-0.43	2019	103	-0.24
120 ↑	Burkina Faso	-0.43	2019	124	-0.45
123 ↓	Kenya	-0.45	2019	117	-0.41
124 ↓	Lesotho	-0.46	2020	116	-0.38
124 ↓	Zambia	-0.46	2019	112	-0.35
126 ↑	Nepal	-0.49	2020	129	-0.54
126 ↓	Colombia	-0.49	2020	120	-0.42
128 ↑	Paraguay	-0.52	2018	144	-0.71
129 ↓	Swaziland	-0.53	2020	128	-0.5
130	Niger	-0.55	2020	130	-0.58
130 ↓	Philippines	-0.55	2020	126	-0.48
130 ↑	Ecuador	-0.55	2020	135	-0.64
133 ↑	Bangladesh	-0.57	2020	135	-0.64
134 ↑	Mauritania	-0.58	2019	140	-0.68
134 ↓	Azerbaijan	-0.58	2019	133	-0.59
136 ↓	Ivory Coast	-0.6	2020	130	-0.58
136 ↓	Tanzania	-0.6	2020	130	-0.58
138 ↓	Togo	-0.66	2020	133	-0.59
139 ↓	Mexico	-0.67	2020	137	-0.66
139 ↑	Ukraine	-0.67	2020	143	-0.7
139 ↑	Gabon	-0.67	2020	146	-0.73
142 ↓	Pakistan	-0.69	2020	139	-0.67
142 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	-0.69	2020	140	-0.68
144 ↓	Benin	-0.73	2020	137	-0.66
145 ↑	Sierra Leone	-0.76	2020	148	-0.77
145	Russia	-0.76	2020	145	-0.72
145 ↑	El Salvador	-0.76	2020	147	-0.76
145 ↑	Belize	-0.76	2020	149	-0.78
149 ↑	Papua New Guinea	-0.77	2018	153	-0.82
150 ↑	Algeria	-0.78	2020	153	-0.82
151 ↓	Mali	-0.8	2018	149	-0.78
152 ↑	Nigeria	-0.81	2020	156	-0.9
153 ↑	Laos	-0.85	2020	158	-0.94
154 ↓	Lebanon	-0.86	2019	152	-0.8
155 ↓	Iran	-0.87	2020	142	-0.69
156 ↑	Madagascar	-0.88	2020	162	-1.01
157 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	-0.93	2020	155	-0.89
158	Cambodia	-0.95	2020	158	-0.94
159 ↑	Angola	-0.96	2020	165	-1.05
160 ↓	Belarus	-1	2020	151	-0.79
161 ↓	Djibouti	-1.01	2020	157	-0.91
162 ↑	Mozambique	-1.02	2019	163	-1.04
163	Honduras	-1.03	2018	163	-1.04
163 ↓	Liberia	-1.03	2020	161	-1
165 ↓	Haiti	-1.04	2020	160	-0.97
166 ↑	Uzbekistan	-1.05	2019	169	-1.07
166 ↓	Guatemala	-1.05	2020	165	-1.05
168 ↑	Sudan	-1.07	2020	171	-1.12
169 ↑	Cameroon	-1.15	2020	171	-1.12
169 ↑	Bolivia	-1.15	2020	171	-1.12
171 ↑	Republic of the Congo	-1.16	2020	174	-1.15
172 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	-1.18	2020	167	-1.06
173 ↓	Comoros	-1.2	2020	170	-1.09
174 ↑	Guinea	-1.21	2019	175	-1.21
175 ↑	Tajikistan	-1.22	2020	176	-1.23
175 ↓	Nicaragua	-1.22	2020	167	-1.06
177 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	-1.25	2020	180	-1.42
178	Zimbabwe	-1.27	2020	178	-1.26
179	Chad	-1.31	2020	179	-1.28
180 ↑	Burundi	-1.32	2020	182	-1.43
181 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	-1.36	2020	176	-1.23
182 ↓	Turkmenistan	-1.41	2020	180	-1.42
183	Eritrea	-1.47	2020	183	-1.6
184	North Korea	-1.6	2020	184	-1.65
185 ↑	Central African Republic	-1.71	2020	187	-1.73
186	Iraq	-1.75	2020	186	-1.72
187 ↑	Yemen	-1.78	2020	188	-1.77
188 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.79	2020	189	-1.79
189 ↓	Afghanistan	-1.81	2020	185	-1.71
190	Libya	-1.97	2020	190	-1.85
191	Syria	-2.07	2020	191	-2.08
192 ↑	Somalia	-2.3	2020	193	-2.35
193 ↓	Venezuela	-2.35	2020	192	-2.32

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.