Rule of Law — Estimate
GovernanceWB WGIwb_wgi:RL.EST•index (-2.5 to 2.5)•1996 → 2023•205 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
GovernanceWB WGI
Coverage
205
Frequency
yearly
Range
1996 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Rule of Law — Estimate by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: Index
≤ -1.12
-1.12 – -0.66
-0.66 – -0.3
-0.3 – 0.2
0.2 – 0.61
0.61 – 1.21
> 1.21
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WGI)
Highest 15 countries
Rule of Law — Estimate
205 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WGI)
Distribution across countries
Rule of Law — Estimate
Countries
205
Median
-0.1
Mean
-0
25th pctl
-0.8
75th pctl
0.7
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WGI)
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Rule of Law — Estimate
FinlandDenmarkNorway
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WGI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| FinlandFIN | 1.97 Index | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.91 Index | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.83 Index | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 1.76 Index | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 1.75 Index | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 1.75 Index | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 1.75 Index | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.72 Index | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 1.71 Index | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 1.71 Index | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 1.68 Index | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 1.64 Index | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 1.63 Index | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.6 Index | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.55 Index | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.54 Index | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.52 Index | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 1.48 Index | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 1.48 Index | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 1.48 Index | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 1.47 Index | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.43 Index | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 1.4 Index | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.33 Index | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 1.3 Index | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 1.29 Index | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 1.27 Index | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.27 Index | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 1.25 Index | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 1.21 Index | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.18 Index | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 1.14 Index | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.07 Index | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.04 Index | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.04 Index | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 1.01 Index | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.95 Index | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 0.95 Index | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 0.94 Index | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.93 Index | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 0.9 Index | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.89 Index | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.88 Index | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 0.82 Index | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.81 Index | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.78 Index | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 0.78 Index | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 0.72 Index | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.72 Index | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 0.7 Index | 2023 | |
| BermudaBMU | 0.68 Index | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 0.68 Index | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0.67 Index | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 0.64 Index | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 0.63 Index | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.63 Index | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 0.62 Index | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 0.61 Index | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 0.61 Index | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 0.6 Index | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0.6 Index | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0.59 Index | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0.57 Index | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.57 Index | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 0.55 Index | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 0.49 Index | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.48 Index | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 0.47 Index | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 0.46 Index | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.45 Index | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 0.44 Index | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0.43 Index | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0.43 Index | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 0.41 Index | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 0.41 Index | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 0.4 Index | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0.39 Index | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 0.39 Index | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.39 Index | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.38 Index | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 0.36 Index | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.34 Index | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 0.32 Index | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 0.3 Index | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.26 Index | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.24 Index | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 0.21 Index | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0.21 Index | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 0.19 Index | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 0.18 Index | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 0.18 Index | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.09 Index | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | -0.02 Index | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | -0.04 Index | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | -0.07 Index | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | -0.08 Index | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | -0.09 Index | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | -0.1 Index | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | -0.11 Index | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | -0.12 Index | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | -0.13 Index | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | -0.13 Index | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | -0.13 Index | 2022 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | -0.13 Index | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | -0.14 Index | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | -0.15 Index | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | -0.16 Index | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | -0.16 Index | 2022 | |
| AlbaniaALB | -0.16 Index | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | -0.17 Index | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | -0.17 Index | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | -0.18 Index | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | -0.18 Index | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | -0.26 Index | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | -0.27 Index | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | -0.28 Index | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | -0.29 Index | 2022 | |
| BrazilBRA | -0.31 Index | 2023 | |
| KosovoXKX | -0.31 Index | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | -0.33 Index | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | -0.34 Index | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | -0.35 Index | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | -0.35 Index | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | -0.37 Index | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | -0.37 Index | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | -0.41 Index | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | -0.42 Index | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | -0.45 Index | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | -0.45 Index | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | -0.46 Index | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | -0.46 Index | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | -0.46 Index | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | -0.47 Index | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | -0.48 Index | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | -0.5 Index | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | -0.51 Index | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | -0.51 Index | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | -0.53 Index | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | -0.53 Index | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | -0.54 Index | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | -0.54 Index | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | -0.57 Index | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | -0.58 Index | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | -0.6 Index | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | -0.64 Index | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | -0.64 Index | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | -0.67 Index | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | -0.68 Index | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | -0.68 Index | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | -0.69 Index | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | -0.71 Index | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | -0.74 Index | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | -0.74 Index | 2022 | |
| MexicoMEX | -0.81 Index | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | -0.82 Index | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | -0.83 Index | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | -0.83 Index | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | -0.83 Index | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | -0.83 Index | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | -0.86 Index | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | -0.87 Index | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | -0.89 Index | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | -0.89 Index | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | -0.96 Index | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | -0.97 Index | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | -0.98 Index | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | -1.02 Index | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | -1.03 Index | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | -1.03 Index | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | -1.04 Index | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | -1.06 Index | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | -1.08 Index | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | -1.1 Index | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | -1.1 Index | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | -1.11 Index | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | -1.13 Index | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | -1.17 Index | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | -1.17 Index | 2023 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | -1.19 Index | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | -1.22 Index | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | -1.25 Index | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | -1.25 Index | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | -1.28 Index | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | -1.28 Index | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | -1.28 Index | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | -1.34 Index | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | -1.34 Index | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | -1.35 Index | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | -1.36 Index | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | -1.44 Index | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | -1.49 Index | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | -1.62 Index | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | -1.64 Index | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | -1.65 Index | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | -1.67 Index | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | -1.67 Index | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | -1.69 Index | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | -1.76 Index | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | -1.76 Index | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | -1.77 Index | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | -1.84 Index | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | -2.04 Index | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | -2.14 Index | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | -2.15 Index | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | -2.21 Index | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WGI)