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Rule of law index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

Coppedge et al., V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16 (Varieties of Democracy Project)V-Dem: 'All V-Dem data and graphs generated by the online tools are open source and free for anyone to use. You do not need to seek permission to use the data, but we kindly ask you to cite the data.' (codebook states 'All rights reserved'; no formal CC identifier)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. 7Finland0.99
  9. 7Estonia0.99
  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. 64Senegal0.69
  73. 64Kuwait0.69
  74. 65Solomon Islands0.67
  75. 66Nepal0.66
  76. 66Kosovo0.66
  77. 67Zambia0.65
  78. 68Kenya0.64
  79. 69United Arab Emirates0.64
  80. 70Oman0.61
  81. 71Hungary0.61
  82. 72Tunisia0.6
  83. 73Peru0.59
  84. 73Albania0.59
  85. 74Niger0.58
  86. 75Argentina0.58
  87. 76Qatar0.57
  88. 77Ghana0.57
  89. 78Malawi0.57
  90. 79Dominican Republic0.56
  91. 80Bulgaria0.56
  92. 81Georgia0.54
  93. 82Sierra Leone0.54
  94. 83Morocco0.53
  95. 83Honduras0.53
  96. 84Guyana0.52
  97. 85Papua New Guinea0.51
  98. 86Mongolia0.48
  99. 87Burkina Faso0.48
  100. 88Bosnia and Herzegovina0.46
  101. 89Armenia0.45
  102. 90Mali0.42
  103. 91Gabon0.42
  104. 91Thailand0.42
  105. 92West Bank and Gaza0.41
  106. 93India0.4
  107. 94Saudi Arabia0.4
  108. 95Cote d'Ivoire0.4
  109. 96Paraguay0.39
  110. 97Ukraine0.39
  111. 98Philippines0.39
  112. 99Angola0.38
  113. 100Rwanda0.38
  114. 101Ecuador0.37
  115. 102North Macedonia0.37
  116. 103Serbia0.37
  117. 104Liberia0.36
  118. 105Mexico0.36
  119. 106Kyrgyz Republic0.35
  120. 107Lao PDR0.35
  121. 108Indonesia0.34
  122. 109Egypt, Arab Rep.0.32
  123. 110Viet Nam0.32
  124. 111Ethiopia0.32
  125. 112Bangladesh0.31
  126. 113Djibouti0.3
  127. 114Mozambique0.29
  128. 115Nigeria0.29
  129. 115Lebanon0.29
  130. 116Syrian Arab Republic0.28
  131. 117Bolivia0.28
  132. 118Pakistan0.26
  133. 119Algeria0.25
  134. 120Bahrain0.25
  135. 121Eswatini0.23
  136. 122Kazakhstan0.22
  137. 123Uganda0.21
  138. 124Iran, Islamic Rep.0.21
  139. 124China0.21
  140. 125Togo0.21
  141. 126Iraq0.2
  142. 127Congo, Rep.0.18
  143. 128Zimbabwe0.18
  144. 129Comoros0.18
  145. 130Sudan0.17
  146. 131Haiti0.17
  147. 132Guinea-Bissau0.17
  148. 133Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.17
  149. 134Turkiye0.16
  150. 135Madagascar0.15
  151. 136Uzbekistan0.15
  152. 137Libya0.13
  153. 138Cuba0.12
  154. 139Russian Federation0.12
  155. 140Central African Republic0.12
  156. 141Mauritania0.12
  157. 142Belarus0.12
  158. 143Congo, Dem. Rep.0.11
  159. 144Guinea0.11
  160. 145Cameroon0.09
  161. 146Afghanistan0.08
  162. 147Burundi0.08
  163. 148El Salvador0.08
  164. 149South Sudan0.08
  165. 150Cambodia0.07
  166. 151Yemen, Rep.0.07
  167. 152Eritrea0.06
  168. 153Myanmar0.06
  169. 154Turkmenistan0.05
  170. 154Azerbaijan0.05
  171. 155Equatorial Guinea0.05
  172. 156Tajikistan0.04
  173. 157Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.03
  174. 158Chad0.02
  175. 159Venezuela, RB0.01
  176. 160Nicaragua0.01

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