Rule of Law
Rankings
Global performance index based on rule of law assessment metrics across 167 nations.
Denmark
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Norway
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Switzerland
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Finland
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
New Zealand
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Australia
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Luxembourg
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Iceland
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Netherlands
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Sweden
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Germany
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Austria
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Japan
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Canada
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Estonia
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Ireland
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Singapore
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
United States
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
United Kingdom
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Belgium
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
France
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Chile
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
South Korea
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Taiwan
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Vanuatu
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Lithuania
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Spain
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Hong Kong
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Latvia
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Portugal
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Cyprus
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Israel
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Malta
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Mauritius
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Slovenia
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Costa Rica
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Uruguay
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Solomon Islands
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
São Tomé and PrÃncipe
Strong judicial independence with consistent legal enforcement.
Barbados
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Seychelles
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Cape Verde
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Italy
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Jamaica
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Malaysia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Romania
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Slovakia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Bhutan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Botswana
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Croatia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Greece
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
South Africa
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Bulgaria
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Hungary
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Kuwait
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Poland
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Qatar
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
United Arab Emirates
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Georgia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Maldives
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Montenegro
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Oman
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Panama
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Brazil
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Ghana
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Jordan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Trinidad and Tobago
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Colombia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Dominican Republic
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Moldova
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Mongolia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Albania
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Morocco
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Fiji
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
India
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Kenya
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Sri Lanka
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Senegal
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Thailand
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Armenia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Bahrain
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Guyana
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Peru
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Philippines
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Papua New Guinea
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Saudi Arabia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Serbia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Tanzania
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Argentina
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Malawi
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Tunisia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Indonesia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Lesotho
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Suriname
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Zambia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Niger
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Nepal
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Paraguay
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Guatemala
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Kazakhstan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Sierra Leone
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Benin
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Ecuador
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
North Macedonia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Rwanda
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Honduras
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Egypt
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Mexico
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Kyrgyzstan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Togo
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Uganda
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Turkey
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
China
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Liberia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Mali
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Nigeria
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Pakistan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Kosovo
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Azerbaijan
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Burkina Faso
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Mozambique
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Ukraine
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Algeria
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Ethiopia
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Lebanon
Functional legal systems with occasional inconsistency.
Gabon
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Russia
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Bolivia
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Djibouti
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
El Salvador
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Madagascar
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Mauritania
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Angola
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Laos
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Eswatini
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Bangladesh
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Cameroon
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Republic of the Congo
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Comoros
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Guinea
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Iraq
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Guinea-Bissau
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Iran
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Zimbabwe
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Cambodia
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Tajikistan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Burundi
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Belarus
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Sudan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Haiti
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Nicaragua
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Chad
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Uzbekistan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Libya
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Syria
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Yemen
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Central African Republic
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Somalia
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Venezuela
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Cuba
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
South Sudan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Turkmenistan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Equatorial Guinea
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
North Korea
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Afghanistan
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.
Eritrea
Weak rule of law with pervasive legal irregularities.