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Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
56.0Score
Median: 54.4Score
Countries Covered
205
with available data
Highest
Finland
91.8Score
Lowest
Somalia
19.0Score
Top 5 Countries
1Finland91.8Score
2Denmark91.5Score
3Norway90.5Score
4Switzerland87.3Score
5Luxembourg87.3Score
By Region
Oceania84.0Score(2 countries)
Europe75.2Score(32 countries)
North America58.3Score(4 countries)
South America54.3Score(7 countries)
Asia54.0Score(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (19.0Score)High (91.8Score)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 56.0Score)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Other (125)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 91.8Score |
| 2 | Denmark | 91.5Score |
| 3 | Norway | 90.5Score |
| 4 | Switzerland | 87.3Score |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 87.3Score |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 86.7Score |
| 7 | Sweden | 86.7Score |
| 8 | Netherlands | 86.3Score |
| 9 | Austria | 85.8Score |
| 10 | New Zealand | 85.7Score |
| 11 | Iceland | 85.0Score |
| 12 | Germany | 84.9Score |
| 13 | Ireland | 84.4Score |
| 14 | Greenland | 84.1Score |
| 15 | Japan | 83.0Score |
| 16 | Estonia | 82.5Score |
| 17 | Australia | 82.3Score |
| 18 | Canada | 82.1Score |
| 19 | Singapore | 81.6Score |
| 20 | Lithuania | 80.6Score |
| 21 | Monaco | 80.1Score |
| 22 | Belgium | 79.0Score |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 78.8Score |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 78.0Score |
| 25 | Aruba | 78.0Score |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 77.4Score |
| 27 | Palau | 77.1Score |
| 28 | San Marino | 76.9Score |
| 29 | South Korea | 76.2Score |
| 30 | Latvia | 75.7Score |
| 31 | American Samoa | 75.7Score |
| 32 | New Caledonia | 75.6Score |
| 33 | Portugal | 75.4Score |
| 34 | Samoa | 75.1Score |
| 35 | Guam | 74.8Score |
| 36 | French Polynesia | 74.5Score |
| 37 | Slovenia | 73.8Score |
| 38 | France | 73.8Score |
| 39 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 73.8Score |
| 40 | United States of America | 73.5Score |
| 41 | Uruguay | 73.3Score |
| 42 | Spain | 73.0Score |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 72.8Score |
| 44 | Macao | 71.6Score |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 71.3Score |
| 46 | Cayman Islands | 71.3Score |
| 47 | Bermuda | 70.7Score |
| 48 | Bhutan | 70.6Score |
| 49 | Kiribati | 70.5Score |
| 50 | Barbados | 69.5Score |
| 51 | Malta | 69.5Score |
| 52 | Tonga | 68.9Score |
| 53 | Chile | 68.9Score |
| 54 | Cyprus | 68.8Score |
| 55 | Mauritius | 68.0Score |
| 56 | Italy | 67.6Score |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 67.6Score |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 67.3Score |
| 59 | Israel | 67.3Score |
| 60 | Seychelles | 67.2Score |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 67.1Score |
| 62 | Qatar | 67.1Score |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 67.1Score |
| 64 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 66.9Score |
| 65 | Poland | 66.9Score |
| 66 | Slovakia | 66.6Score |
| 67 | Puerto Rico | 66.4Score |
| 68 | Grenada | 66.3Score |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 65.6Score |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.6Score |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 65.5Score |
| 72 | Oman | 64.7Score |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 64.3Score |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 64.2Score |
| 75 | Dominica | 63.8Score |
| 76 | Croatia | 63.5Score |
| 77 | Romania | 63.4Score |
| 78 | Malaysia | 62.9Score |
| 79 | Namibia | 62.6Score |
| 80 | Botswana | 62.3Score |
| 81 | Fiji | 62.2Score |
| 82 | Greece | 62.1Score |
| 83 | Nauru | 61.3Score |
| 84 | Bahamas | 61.3Score |
| 85 | Kuwait | 60.9Score |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 60.6Score |
| 87 | Hungary | 60.3Score |
| 88 | Montenegro | 60.1Score |
| 89 | Jordan | 59.9Score |
| 90 | Bahrain | 59.9Score |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 59.6Score |
| 92 | Georgia | 59.5Score |
| 93 | Rwanda | 58.7Score |
| 94 | Ghana | 57.9Score |
| 95 | Maldives | 57.7Score |
| 96 | South Africa | 57.3Score |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 56.4Score |
| 98 | India | 56.3Score |
| 99 | Jamaica | 55.6Score |
| 100 | Mongolia | 55.2Score |
| 101 | Albania | 54.9Score |
| 102 | Armenia | 54.5Score |
| 103 | Malawi | 54.4Score |
| 104 | Moldova, Republic of | 54.2Score |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 53.8Score |
| 106 | Serbia | 53.5Score |
| 107 | Senegal | 53.4Score |
| 108 | Indonesia | 53.4Score |
| 109 | Suriname | 53.4Score |
| 110 | Thailand | 53.3Score |
| 111 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 53.1Score |
| 112 | Argentina | 52.6Score |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 52.5Score |
| 114 | Panama | 52.4Score |
| 115 | Nepal | 51.7Score |
| 116 | Vietnam | 51.6Score |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.5Score |
| 118 | Guyana | 51.2Score |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.9Score |
| 120 | Tunisia | 50.7Score |
| 121 | Morocco | 50.6Score |
| 122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.6Score |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 50.4Score |
| 124 | Republic of The Gambia | 50.2Score |
| 125 | Belize | 50.1Score |
| 126 | Lesotho | 50.0Score |
| 127 | Benin | 49.9Score |
| 128 | Brazil | 49.3Score |
| 129 | Kenya | 49.0Score |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 48.6Score |
| 131 | Peru | 48.3Score |
| 132 | United Republic of Tanzania | 48.0Score |
| 133 | Colombia | 47.3Score |
| 134 | Zambia | 47.3Score |
| 135 | Papua New Guinea | 47.1Score |
| 136 | Philippines | 47.1Score |
| 137 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.0Score |
| 138 | People's Republic of China | 47.0Score |
| 139 | Paraguay | 46.9Score |
| 140 | Cuba | 46.2Score |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 46.2Score |
| 142 | Togo | 46.1Score |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 45.7Score |
| 144 | Algeria | 45.0Score |
| 145 | El Salvador | 44.7Score |
| 146 | Ukraine | 44.6Score |
| 147 | Uganda | 44.3Score |
| 148 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44.2Score |
| 149 | Egypt | 44.0Score |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 42.5Score |
| 151 | Türkiye | 42.4Score |
| 152 | Eswatini | 42.2Score |
| 153 | Mauritania | 42.1Score |
| 154 | Liberia | 42.0Score |
| 155 | Madagascar | 41.8Score |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 41.8Score |
| 157 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.9Score |
| 158 | Niger | 40.7Score |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 40.4Score |
| 160 | Guatemala | 40.4Score |
| 161 | Ecuador | 40.4Score |
| 162 | State of Palestine | 39.9Score |
| 163 | Nigeria | 39.6Score |
| 164 | Djibouti | 39.6Score |
| 165 | Pakistan | 39.5Score |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 38.9Score |
| 167 | Cambodia | 38.8Score |
| 168 | Lebanon | 38.3Score |
| 169 | Mali | 38.1Score |
| 170 | Comoros | 37.5Score |
| 171 | Guinea | 37.2Score |
| 172 | Mexico | 37.1Score |
| 173 | Gabon | 37.1Score |
| 174 | Russian Federation | 37.1Score |
| 175 | Angola | 36.8Score |
| 176 | Honduras | 36.7Score |
| 177 | Republic of the Congo | 36.7Score |
| 178 | Tajikistan | 36.6Score |
| 179 | Mozambique | 36.4Score |
| 180 | Zimbabwe | 36.1Score |
| 181 | Belarus | 35.8Score |
| 182 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 35.7Score |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.7Score |
| 184 | Cameroon | 35.4Score |
| 185 | Bolivia | 35.1Score |
| 186 | Burundi | 34.5Score |
| 187 | Iraq | 33.6Score |
| 188 | Turkmenistan | 32.6Score |
| 189 | Chad | 32.1Score |
| 190 | North Korea | 30.7Score |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.5Score |
| 192 | Haiti | 29.4Score |
| 193 | Nicaragua | 29.1Score |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.0Score |
| 195 | Libya | 27.7Score |
| 196 | Central African Republic | 27.5Score |
| 197 | Sudan | 26.4Score |
| 198 | Eritrea | 25.9Score |
| 199 | Myanmar | 25.8Score |
| 200 | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.8Score |
| 201 | Yemen | 24.2Score |
| 202 | Afghanistan | 23.7Score |
| 203 | South Sudan | 23.0Score |
| 204 | Venezuela | 19.0Score |
| 205 | Somalia | 19.0Score |
Showing 205 of 205 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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