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Equality before the law and individual liberty

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Germany0.99
  2. 2Denmark0.99
  3. 3Switzerland0.98
  4. 4Sweden0.98
  5. 5Luxembourg0.98
  6. 5Czechia0.98
  7. 6Estonia0.98
  8. 7Finland0.98
  9. 8Ireland0.98
  10. 9Latvia0.97
  11. 9Iceland0.97
  12. 9Belgium0.97
  13. 10Norway0.97
  14. 10New Zealand0.97
  15. 11Spain0.97
  16. 12Seychelles0.97
  17. 13Costa Rica0.96
  18. 14Taiwan0.96
  19. 15Japan0.96
  20. 16Australia0.96
  21. 17Netherlands0.95
  22. 18Italy0.95
  23. 19Korea, Rep.0.94
  24. 20Slovenia0.94
  25. 20Chile0.94
  26. 21France0.94
  27. 22Cyprus0.94
  28. 23Austria0.93
  29. 24Uruguay0.93
  30. 24Lithuania0.93
  31. 25Malta0.93
  32. 26Sao Tome and Principe0.91
  33. 27Barbados0.91
  34. 28Greece0.91
  35. 28Canada0.91
  36. 28Croatia0.91
  37. 29Singapore0.9
  38. 29Albania0.9
  39. 30Namibia0.9
  40. 31Gambia, The0.9
  41. 32Poland0.9
  42. 33Vanuatu0.89
  43. 34Ghana0.89
  44. 35Trinidad and Tobago0.89
  45. 36Montenegro0.88
  46. 37Suriname0.88
  47. 38Cabo Verde0.88
  48. 39Jamaica0.87
  49. 40Benin0.87
  50. 41Slovak Republic0.87
  51. 42Botswana0.87
  52. 43Mauritius0.87
  53. 44Gabon0.86
  54. 45Moldova0.86
  55. 46South Africa0.86
  56. 47Brazil0.86
  57. 48Romania0.85
  58. 49United Kingdom0.85
  59. 50Hungary0.85
  60. 51Panama0.84
  61. 52Armenia0.84
  62. 53Solomon Islands0.83
  63. 53Lesotho0.83
  64. 53Israel0.83
  65. 54Malawi0.83
  66. 55Senegal0.82
  67. 56United States0.82
  68. 57Bulgaria0.82
  69. 58Timor-Leste0.82
  70. 59Serbia0.81
  71. 59Portugal0.81
  72. 60Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8
  73. 61Argentina0.8
  74. 62Jordan0.79
  75. 63Liberia0.78
  76. 64Honduras0.78
  77. 65Sierra Leone0.77
  78. 66Guyana0.77
  79. 67Sri Lanka0.77
  80. 67Bhutan0.77
  81. 68Fiji0.77
  82. 69Dominican Republic0.76
  83. 70Mongolia0.76
  84. 71Kosovo0.76
  85. 72Peru0.76
  86. 73Tunisia0.75
  87. 73North Macedonia0.75
  88. 74Maldives0.73
  89. 75Colombia0.72
  90. 76Nepal0.72
  91. 76Tanzania0.72
  92. 77Niger0.72
  93. 78Hong Kong SAR, China0.71
  94. 79Morocco0.71
  95. 80Papua New Guinea0.71
  96. 80Malaysia0.71
  97. 81Georgia0.7
  98. 82Bolivia0.7
  99. 83Kenya0.69
  100. 84Nigeria0.68
  101. 85Zambia0.68
  102. 86Paraguay0.67
  103. 87Cote d'Ivoire0.66
  104. 88Guatemala0.62
  105. 89Angola0.61
  106. 90Ecuador0.61
  107. 91Bangladesh0.59
  108. 92Lebanon0.58
  109. 93Kyrgyz Republic0.58
  110. 93Indonesia0.58
  111. 94Kuwait0.58
  112. 95Oman0.58
  113. 95India0.58
  114. 96Mali0.58
  115. 97Philippines0.56
  116. 98Burkina Faso0.55
  117. 99Ukraine0.55
  118. 100Togo0.54
  119. 100Kazakhstan0.54
  120. 101Mexico0.54
  121. 102Cameroon0.49
  122. 103Haiti0.49
  123. 104Madagascar0.48
  124. 105United Arab Emirates0.48
  125. 106Algeria0.48
  126. 107Guinea-Bissau0.46
  127. 108West Bank and Gaza0.46
  128. 109Qatar0.45
  129. 110Iraq0.45
  130. 111Djibouti0.45
  131. 112Viet Nam0.44
  132. 112Zimbabwe0.44
  133. 113Mozambique0.41
  134. 114Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.39
  135. 115Uganda0.37
  136. 116Uzbekistan0.37
  137. 117Thailand0.36
  138. 117Comoros0.36
  139. 118Pakistan0.34
  140. 119Ethiopia0.34
  141. 120Bahrain0.34
  142. 121El Salvador0.34
  143. 122Congo, Rep.0.32
  144. 123Syrian Arab Republic0.32
  145. 124Turkiye0.31
  146. 125Russian Federation0.3
  147. 126Azerbaijan0.3
  148. 127Egypt, Arab Rep.0.3
  149. 128Iran, Islamic Rep.0.3
  150. 129Mauritania0.28
  151. 130Rwanda0.28
  152. 131Eswatini0.25
  153. 132Congo, Dem. Rep.0.24
  154. 132Burundi0.24
  155. 133Central African Republic0.24
  156. 134Guinea0.23
  157. 135Cuba0.23
  158. 136China0.23
  159. 137Lao PDR0.22
  160. 138Belarus0.21
  161. 139Cambodia0.2
  162. 140Saudi Arabia0.2
  163. 141Venezuela, RB0.19
  164. 142Chad0.19
  165. 143South Sudan0.17
  166. 144Equatorial Guinea0.17
  167. 145Tajikistan0.13
  168. 146Libya0.12
  169. 147Sudan0.11
  170. 148Turkmenistan0.1
  171. 149Myanmar0.09
  172. 150Yemen, Rep.0.09
  173. 151Nicaragua0.03
  174. 152Eritrea0.03
  175. 153Afghanistan0.02
  176. 154Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.01

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