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Rule of law index (V-Dem)

0-1 · higher is better · 175 countries

updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark1
  2. 2Switzerland1
  3. 3Germany0.99
  4. 4Australia0.99
  5. 5Sweden0.99
  6. 5New Zealand0.99
  7. 6Norway0.99
  8. 7Estonia0.99
  9. 7Finland0.99
  10. 8Ireland0.98
  11. 8Iceland0.98
  12. 9Luxembourg0.98
  13. 10Seychelles0.98
  14. 11Singapore0.97
  15. 12Latvia0.97
  16. 13Netherlands0.97
  17. 14France0.97
  18. 15Belgium0.96
  19. 16Canada0.96
  20. 17Japan0.96
  21. 18United Kingdom0.96
  22. 19Chile0.95
  23. 20Spain0.95
  24. 21Czechia0.95
  25. 21Uruguay0.95
  26. 22Costa Rica0.94
  27. 23Austria0.93
  28. 24Barbados0.93
  29. 25United States0.92
  30. 26Lithuania0.92
  31. 27Taiwan0.92
  32. 27Korea, Rep.0.92
  33. 28Slovenia0.9
  34. 29Israel0.89
  35. 30Portugal0.89
  36. 31Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  37. 32Cyprus0.88
  38. 33Poland0.88
  39. 34Bhutan0.87
  40. 35Italy0.87
  41. 36Brazil0.86
  42. 37Jamaica0.85
  43. 38Malta0.83
  44. 39Sri Lanka0.83
  45. 40Vanuatu0.82
  46. 40Botswana0.82
  47. 41Namibia0.82
  48. 42Greece0.81
  49. 43Suriname0.8
  50. 44Croatia0.8
  51. 45Cabo Verde0.8
  52. 46Gambia, The0.8
  53. 47Mauritius0.79
  54. 48Moldova0.79
  55. 49Jordan0.77
  56. 50Benin0.77
  57. 51Maldives0.76
  58. 52Hong Kong SAR, China0.76
  59. 53Montenegro0.75
  60. 54Fiji0.75
  61. 54Colombia0.75
  62. 55Sao Tome and Principe0.74
  63. 56Slovak Republic0.73
  64. 57Timor-Leste0.72
  65. 58Lesotho0.72
  66. 59Tanzania0.71
  67. 60Malaysia0.7
  68. 61Guatemala0.7
  69. 62South Africa0.69
  70. 62Romania0.69
  71. 63Panama0.69
  72. 64Kuwait0.69
  73. 64Senegal0.69
  74. 65Solomon Islands0.67
  75. 66Nepal0.66
  76. 67Zambia0.65
  77. 68Kenya0.64
  78. 69United Arab Emirates0.64
  79. 70Oman0.61
  80. 71Hungary0.61
  81. 72Tunisia0.6
  82. 73Peru0.59
  83. 73Albania0.59
  84. 74Niger0.58
  85. 75Argentina0.58
  86. 76Qatar0.57
  87. 77Ghana0.57
  88. 78Malawi0.57
  89. 79Dominican Republic0.56
  90. 80Bulgaria0.56
  91. 81Georgia0.54
  92. 82Sierra Leone0.54
  93. 83Honduras0.53
  94. 83Morocco0.53
  95. 84Guyana0.52
  96. 85Papua New Guinea0.51
  97. 86Mongolia0.48
  98. 87Burkina Faso0.48
  99. 88Bosnia and Herzegovina0.46
  100. 89Armenia0.45
  101. 90Mali0.42
  102. 91Thailand0.42
  103. 91Gabon0.42
  104. 92India0.4
  105. 93Saudi Arabia0.4
  106. 94Cote d'Ivoire0.4
  107. 95Paraguay0.39
  108. 96Ukraine0.39
  109. 97Philippines0.39
  110. 98Angola0.38
  111. 99Rwanda0.38
  112. 100Ecuador0.37
  113. 101North Macedonia0.37
  114. 102Serbia0.37
  115. 103Liberia0.36
  116. 104Mexico0.36
  117. 105Kyrgyz Republic0.35
  118. 106Lao PDR0.35
  119. 107Indonesia0.34
  120. 108Egypt, Arab Rep.0.32
  121. 109Viet Nam0.32
  122. 110Ethiopia0.32
  123. 111Bangladesh0.31
  124. 112Djibouti0.3
  125. 113Mozambique0.29
  126. 114Lebanon0.29
  127. 114Nigeria0.29
  128. 115Syrian Arab Republic0.28
  129. 116Bolivia0.28
  130. 117Pakistan0.26
  131. 118Algeria0.25
  132. 119Bahrain0.25
  133. 120Eswatini0.23
  134. 121Kazakhstan0.22
  135. 122Uganda0.21
  136. 123Iran, Islamic Rep.0.21
  137. 123China0.21
  138. 124Togo0.21
  139. 125Iraq0.2
  140. 126Congo, Rep.0.18
  141. 127Zimbabwe0.18
  142. 128Comoros0.18
  143. 129Sudan0.17
  144. 130Haiti0.17
  145. 131Guinea-Bissau0.17
  146. 132Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.17
  147. 133Turkiye0.16
  148. 134Madagascar0.15
  149. 135Uzbekistan0.15
  150. 136Libya0.13
  151. 137Cuba0.12
  152. 138Russian Federation0.12
  153. 139Central African Republic0.12
  154. 140Mauritania0.12
  155. 141Belarus0.12
  156. 142Congo, Dem. Rep.0.11
  157. 143Guinea0.11
  158. 144Cameroon0.09
  159. 145Afghanistan0.08
  160. 146Burundi0.08
  161. 147El Salvador0.08
  162. 148South Sudan0.08
  163. 149Cambodia0.07
  164. 150Yemen, Rep.0.07
  165. 151Eritrea0.06
  166. 152Myanmar0.06
  167. 153Turkmenistan0.05
  168. 153Azerbaijan0.05
  169. 154Equatorial Guinea0.05
  170. 155Tajikistan0.04
  171. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  172. 157Chad0.02
  173. 158Venezuela, RB0.01
  174. 159Nicaragua0.01

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