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Rule of law (F)

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League table

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  1. 1Finland16
  2. 2Canada15
  3. 2Sweden15
  4. 2Netherlands15
  5. 2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.15
  6. 2Taiwan15
  7. 2Australia15
  8. 2Switzerland15
  9. 2New Zealand15
  10. 2Luxembourg15
  11. 2Tuvalu15
  12. 2Austria15
  13. 2Cyprus15
  14. 2Iceland15
  15. 2San Marino15
  16. 2Dominica15
  17. 2Belgium15
  18. 2Japan15
  19. 2Andorra15
  20. 2Slovenia15
  21. 2Norway15
  22. 2Palau15
  23. 2Marshall Islands15
  24. 3Samoa14
  25. 3Ireland14
  26. 3Barbados14
  27. 3Liechtenstein14
  28. 3Monaco14
  29. 3Estonia14
  30. 3Antigua and Barbuda14
  31. 3Portugal14
  32. 3Denmark14
  33. 3Uruguay14
  34. 3Germany14
  35. 3Cabo Verde14
  36. 4Spain13
  37. 4Bahamas, The13
  38. 4Grenada13
  39. 4Mauritius13
  40. 4Vanuatu13
  41. 4United Kingdom13
  42. 4Italy13
  43. 4Costa Rica13
  44. 4France13
  45. 4Belize13
  46. 4Chile13
  47. 4St. Lucia13
  48. 5Romania12
  49. 5Korea, Rep.12
  50. 5Sao Tome and Principe12
  51. 5Malta12
  52. 5Kiribati12
  53. 5Slovak Republic12
  54. 5Tonga12
  55. 6Mongolia11
  56. 6Namibia11
  57. 6Botswana11
  58. 6Seychelles11
  59. 6Greece11
  60. 6Latvia11
  61. 6Lithuania11
  62. 6Croatia11
  63. 6Solomon Islands11
  64. 7Bulgaria10
  65. 7Hungary10
  66. 7Argentina10
  67. 7Panama10
  68. 7Montenegro10
  69. 7Albania10
  70. 7Jamaica10
  71. 7Ghana10
  72. 7Poland10
  73. 8Hong Kong SAR, China9
  74. 8Sierra Leone9
  75. 8Naoero9
  76. 8Suriname9
  77. 8Colombia9
  78. 8Serbia9
  79. 8South Africa9
  80. 8Malawi9
  81. 8Benin9
  82. 8North Macedonia9
  83. 8Trinidad and Tobago9
  84. 8Bhutan9
  85. 9Timor-Leste8
  86. 9Senegal8
  87. 9Peru8
  88. 9Nepal8
  89. 9Malaysia8
  90. 9Lesotho8
  91. 9Israel8
  92. 9India8
  93. 9Guyana8
  94. 9Georgia8
  95. 9Dominican Republic8
  96. 9Brazil8
  97. 9Zambia8
  98. 10Gambia, The7
  99. 10Ecuador7
  100. 10Fiji7
  101. 10Mozambique7
  102. 10Madagascar7
  103. 10Sri Lanka7
  104. 10Maldives7
  105. 10Singapore7
  106. 10Papua New Guinea7
  107. 10Bosnia and Herzegovina7
  108. 10Kuwait7
  109. 10Jordan7
  110. 10Paraguay7
  111. 10Tunisia7
  112. 11Algeria6
  113. 11Niger6
  114. 11Cote d'Ivoire6
  115. 11Comoros6
  116. 11Bolivia6
  117. 11Kenya6
  118. 11Kosovo6
  119. 11Liberia6
  120. 11Moldova6
  121. 11Togo6
  122. 12Mexico5
  123. 12Morocco5
  124. 12Brunei Darussalam5
  125. 12Armenia5
  126. 12Qatar5
  127. 12Angola5
  128. 12Guatemala5
  129. 12Thailand5
  130. 12Mauritania5
  131. 12Lebanon5
  132. 12Bangladesh5
  133. 12Guinea-Bissau5
  134. 12Philippines5
  135. 12Indonesia5
  136. 13Viet Nam4
  137. 13Burkina Faso4
  138. 13Eswatini4
  139. 13Nigeria4
  140. 13Ukraine4
  141. 13Guinea4
  142. 13Mali4
  143. 13Kazakhstan4
  144. 13El Salvador4
  145. 13Tanzania4
  146. 13Honduras4
  147. 13Uganda4
  148. 13Oman4
  149. 13Djibouti4
  150. 14Gabon3
  151. 14Haiti3
  152. 14Turkiye3
  153. 14Saudi Arabia3
  154. 14United Arab Emirates3
  155. 14Cambodia3
  156. 14Pakistan3
  157. 14Rwanda3
  158. 15Zimbabwe2
  159. 15Nicaragua2
  160. 15Lao PDR2
  161. 15China2
  162. 15Russian Federation2
  163. 15Kyrgyz Republic2
  164. 15Egypt, Arab Rep.2
  165. 15Iran, Islamic Rep.2
  166. 15Yemen, Rep.2
  167. 16Iraq1
  168. 16Ethiopia1
  169. 16Bahrain1
  170. 16Burundi1
  171. 16Chad1
  172. 16Congo, Dem. Rep.1
  173. 16Venezuela, RB1
  174. 16Cuba1
  175. 16Uzbekistan1
  176. 16Congo, Rep.1
  177. 17Equatorial Guinea0
  178. 17Central African Republic0
  179. 17Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  180. 17Eritrea0
  181. 17South Sudan0
  182. 17Cameroon0
  183. 17Belarus0
  184. 17Sudan0
  185. 17Libya0
  186. 17Afghanistan0
  187. 17Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  188. 17Syrian Arab Republic0
  189. 17Myanmar0
  190. 17Azerbaijan0
  191. 17Tajikistan0
  192. 17Turkmenistan0

Rule of law (F)