Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-18) (DB17-20 methodology) by country
The quality of judicial processes index is the sum of the court structure and proceedings, case management, court automation and alternative dispute resolution. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
16.5 DB17-20 methodology
China
Lowest
1.5 DB17-20 methodology
Iraq
Median
8 DB17-20 methodology
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
955
What the numbers show
Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-18) (DB17-20 methodology) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 16.5 DB17-20 methodology in China; the lowest is 1.5 DB17-20 methodology in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 8 DB17-20 methodology, and the mean is 8.65 DB17-20 methodology.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-18): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 16 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Rwanda | 16 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 15.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | Singapore | 15.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 15 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 6 | Lithuania | 15 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 6 | Turkey | 15 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 9 | United States | 14.6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 10 | South Korea | 14.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 14 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 14 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 14 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 14 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 11 | Taiwan | 14 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Israel | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 16 | Mauritius | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Serbia | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 13.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 13.09 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 24 | Austria | 13 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 13 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | Italy | 13 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 13 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | falling |
| 24 | Malaysia | 13 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 29 | Argentina | 12.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 12.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 12.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 12.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 33 | France | 12 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 33 | Georgia | 12 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 12 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Brunei | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Dominica | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Spain | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 48 | Canada | 11 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 48 | Grenada | 11 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 48 | Moldova | 11 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 11 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 11 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 53 | Switzerland | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | India | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | Malta | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 53 | Namibia | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 10.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 10.1 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 10 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 10 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Czechia | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Jamaica | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | falling |
| 63 | Peru | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Palau | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Russia | 9.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 74 | Nigeria | 9.15 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 75 | Bahrain | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 75 | Kenya | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 75 | Kosovo | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 75 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 81 | Indonesia | 8.89 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Finland | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Ireland | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Lesotho | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Mozambique | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Thailand | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 82 | South Africa | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Bahamas | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Belize | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Bhutan | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Cyprus | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Mauritania | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Niger | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 94 | Panama | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | El Salvador | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Uruguay | 8 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Albania | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Belarus | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Fiji | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Guyana | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Iceland | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Japan | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Kuwait | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Liberia | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Oman | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 109 | Philippines | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Eswatini | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 109 | Vietnam | 7.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 125 | Barbados | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 125 | Netherlands | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 125 | Chad | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 125 | Venezuela | 7 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Benin | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Ecuador | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Ghana | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Haiti | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Lebanon | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Senegal | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Seychelles | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Tunisia | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 131 | Zambia | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 6.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 145 | Bolivia | 6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 145 | Guatemala | 6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 145 | Kiribati | 6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 145 | Nepal | 6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 145 | Tanzania | 6 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 150 | Pakistan | 5.65 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 151 | Angola | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Djibouti | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Algeria | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 151 | Maldives | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 151 | Mongolia | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 151 | San Marino | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 151 | Togo | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 151 | Samoa | 5.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | falling |
| 162 | Afghanistan | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 162 | Burundi | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 162 | Cameroon | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Gambia | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 162 | Iran | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 162 | Mali | 5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 171 | Micronesia (country) | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Cambodia | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Qatar | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Somalia | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 171 | Tonga | 4.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Egypt | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Gabon | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Libya | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Myanmar | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 177 | Palestine | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Sudan | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 177 | Syria | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 177 | Yemen | 4 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | rising |
| 185 | Laos | 3.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 185 | South Sudan | 3.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 185 | Suriname | 3.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 189 | Eritrea | 3 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 190 | East Timor | 2.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
| 191 | Iraq | 1.5 DB17-20 methodology | 2019 | — | flat |
About this data
The quality of judicial processes index is the sum of the court structure and proceedings, case management, court automation and alternative dispute resolution. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.