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Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100)
World Bank (WDI)
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207 countries · 1996–2025
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Data 2025 · Status unspecified
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League table
2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Lower middle income
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
Finland
91.8
2
Denmark
91.7
3
Norway
90.6
4
Sweden
87.3
5
Switzerland
87.3
6
Liechtenstein
86.8
7
Luxembourg
86.8
8
Netherlands
86.2
9
New Zealand
85.9
10
Austria
85.8
11
Monaco
85.8
12
Iceland
85.2
13
Germany
85.1
14
Greenland
84.8
15
Andorra
84.6
16
Ireland
84.2
17
Japan
84
18
Singapore
83.2
19
Canada
83
20
Australia
82.7
21
San Marino
82.4
22
Estonia
82.3
23
Lithuania
81.2
24
Tuvalu
80.9
25
American Samoa
80.8
26
United Kingdom
79.5
27
Belgium
79.5
28
Aruba
78.8
29
Korea, Rep.
78.3
30
Palau
77.9
31
Czechia
77.9
32
Latvia
76.3
33
Samoa
76.1
34
Portugal
75.9
35
Guam
74.7
36
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
74.6
37
France
74.6
38
Cayman Islands
74.5
39
Marshall Islands
74.3
40
Hong Kong SAR, China
74.1
41
Uruguay
74.1
42
Slovenia
73.8
43
Kiribati
73
44
Spain
73
45
Macao SAR, China
72.7
46
Bermuda
71.9
47
United States
71.7
48
Tonga
71.4
49
Cyprus
70.8
50
Bhutan
70.5
51
Barbados
70.5
52
Chile
69.8
53
Israel
69.8
54
Mauritius
69.8
55
Brunei Darussalam
69.7
56
Malta
69.6
57
French Polynesia
69.3
58
Costa Rica
68.6
59
Italy
68.3
60
Grenada
68.2
61
St. Kitts and Nevis
68.2
62
Seychelles
68.2
63
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
68.2
64
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
68
65
Antigua and Barbuda
68
66
Poland
68
67
St. Lucia
68
68
Puerto Rico (US)
68
69
Qatar
67.9
70
United Arab Emirates
67.6
71
Vanuatu
67.3
72
Oman
66.9
73
Cabo Verde
66.1
74
Slovak Republic
66.1
75
Dominica
65.6
76
Croatia
65.6
77
Fiji
65.5
78
Malaysia
65.4
79
Namibia
64.8
80
Romania
63.5
81
Greece
63.3
82
Botswana
63.3
83
Saudi Arabia
63.1
84
Naoero
63.1
85
New Caledonia
62.9
86
Bahamas, The
62.4
87
Hungary
62.2
88
Montenegro
62.1
89
Kuwait
61.9
90
Jordan
61.8
91
Bahrain
61.6
92
Solomon Islands
61.6
93
Kosovo
60.4
94
Rwanda
60.2
95
Georgia
60.2
96
South Africa
59.3
97
Ghana
58.6
98
Maldives
58.5
99
Jamaica
58.1
100
Albania
58
101
Bulgaria
57.9
102
Argentina
56.9
103
Mongolia
56.7
104
Thailand
56.6
105
Dominican Republic
56.6
106
India
56.5
107
Malawi
56.4
108
North Macedonia
56.3
109
Moldova
56.1
110
Viet Nam
55.7
111
Senegal
55.5
112
Sri Lanka
55.2
113
Suriname
55
114
Indonesia
54.4
115
Armenia
54.3
116
Panama
53.6
117
Nepal
53.6
118
Guyana
53.5
119
Serbia
53.3
120
Bosnia and Herzegovina
53
121
Morocco
53
122
Trinidad and Tobago
52.9
123
Belize
52.5
124
Tunisia
52.2
125
Gambia, The
52.1
126
Kazakhstan
51.9
127
China
51.6
128
Sao Tome and Principe
51.2
129
Benin
51.1
130
Azerbaijan
51.1
131
Lesotho
51
132
Philippines
50.9
133
Kenya
50.8
134
Brazil
50.6
135
Zambia
50.5
136
Cote d'Ivoire
50
137
Tanzania
49.2
138
Papua New Guinea
49.2
139
Togo
48.3
140
Colombia
48.3
141
Paraguay
48.2
142
Lao PDR
48.1
143
Timor-Leste
48.1
144
Uzbekistan
48.1
145
Algeria
47.9
146
Peru
47.8
147
Uganda
47.6
148
Egypt, Arab Rep.
47.3
149
El Salvador
47
150
Eswatini
45.8
151
Ukraine
45.6
152
Mauritania
45.3
153
Turkiye
45.2
154
Sierra Leone
44.7
155
Liberia
44.6
156
Bangladesh
43.6
157
Burkina Faso
43.5
158
Kyrgyz Republic
43.3
159
Ethiopia
43.2
160
Madagascar
43.1
161
Nigeria
43
162
Comoros
42.9
163
West Bank and Gaza
42.8
164
Djibouti
41.8
165
Gabon
41.8
166
Guatemala
41.6
167
Ecuador
41.6
168
Cambodia
41.3
169
Lebanon
41.2
170
Pakistan
41.1
171
Cuba
40.8
172
Angola
40.1
173
Niger
40.1
174
Honduras
39.6
175
Mexico
39.4
176
Mozambique
39.2
177
Mali
39.1
178
Cameroon
39
179
Guinea
38.7
180
Iran, Islamic Rep.
38.6
181
Zimbabwe
38.6
182
Tajikistan
38.5
183
Belarus
38.4
184
Congo, Rep.
38.1
185
Guinea-Bissau
37.7
186
Russian Federation
37.7
187
Bolivia
36.4
188
Iraq
35.7
189
Chad
35.4
190
Turkmenistan
35.3
191
Burundi
35
192
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
34.1
193
Equatorial Guinea
33.2
194
Nicaragua
32.5
195
Haiti
32
196
Libya
31.5
197
Congo, Dem. Rep.
31.2
198
Central African Republic
30.7
199
Myanmar
29.5
200
Eritrea
29.5
201
Syrian Arab Republic
28.7
202
Afghanistan
28.1
203
Sudan
28
204
Yemen, Rep.
26.6
205
South Sudan
25.3
206
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
22.9
207
Venezuela, RB
22.4
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