Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution,...
Countries reporting
208
Highest
2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Finland
Lowest
-2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Venezuela
Median
-0.1191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,527
What the numbers show
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Finland; the lowest is -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0443 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 4,093.8%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 5,418.3%).
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 11 | Monaco | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 14 | Greenland | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 15 | Andorra | 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 18 | Singapore | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 21 | San Marino | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 24 | Tuvalu | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 25 | American Samoa | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 28 | Aruba | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 29 | South Korea | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 30 | Palau | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 33 | Samoa | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 35 | Guam | 0.9763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 36 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 275.5% | falling |
| 37 | France | 0.9699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 39 | Marshall Islands | 0.9529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 0.9409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 40.3% | flat |
| 41 | Uruguay | 0.9395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 42 | Slovenia | 0.922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 43 | Kiribati | 0.8706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 97.4% | flat |
| 44 | Spain | 0.8695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 45 | Macao | 0.8553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bermuda | 0.8075 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 47 | United States | 0.7914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 48 | Tonga | 0.7743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 874.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 0.7387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 50 | Bhutan | 0.7218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Barbados | 0.7196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 52 | Chile | 0.6805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 53 | Israel | 0.6765 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 54 | Mauritius | 0.676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 55 | Brunei | 0.6737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 56 | Malta | 0.6662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 57 | French Polynesia | 0.6491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.6028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 0.5853 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 60 | Grenada | 0.581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 61 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 62 | Seychelles | 0.5779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 64 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.5699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 0.5689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 67 | Saint Lucia | 0.5678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 0.5658 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 69 | Qatar | 0.5631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 0.5287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 72 | Oman | 0.5019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 110.0% | falling |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 0.4548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.4505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.4247 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 0.4206 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Fiji | 0.4195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Malaysia | 0.4082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 205.9% | rising |
| 79 | Namibia | 0.3763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 80 | Romania | 0.2971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Greece | 0.2854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 82 | Botswana | 0.2811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Nauru | 0.2713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0.2572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 86 | Bahamas | 0.2294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 0.2156 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 88 | Montenegro | 0.2082 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3,080.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Kuwait | 0.1967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4,093.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 0.1917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Bahrain | 0.1798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2,541.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 0.1793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 198.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0.0981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 159.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.0953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Kosovo | 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | 0.0408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | -0.0012 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Maldives | -0.011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | -0.0301 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | -0.0388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | -0.0458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Argentina | -0.1024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Mongolia | -0.1159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Thailand | -0.1223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | -0.1235 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 107 | India | -0.1287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Malawi | -0.1358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 109 | North Macedonia | -0.1417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 110 | Moldova | -0.1527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 63.3% | flat |
| 111 | Vietnam | -0.1749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 112 | Senegal | -0.1927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 146.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Suriname | -0.2174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 115 | Indonesia | -0.2546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | -0.2653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | -0.3031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 193.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Nepal | -0.3063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 119 | Guyana | -0.3124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 41.7% | flat |
| 120 | Serbia | -0.3213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5,418.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 61.9% | rising |
| 122 | Morocco | -0.341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3,173.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Belize | -0.3712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Tunisia | -0.3911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 612.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Gambia | -0.3953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Kazakhstan | -0.4087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 128 | China | -0.4292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.4536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Benin | -0.4561 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | -0.4572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 132 | Lesotho | -0.4652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 325.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Philippines | -0.4709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 134 | Kenya | -0.4744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 135 | Brazil | -0.4855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 131.8% | falling |
| 136 | Zambia | -0.4925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 137 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.5216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 138 | Tanzania | -0.5712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | -0.5726 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 140 | Togo | -0.6275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 141 | Colombia | -0.6283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 69.8% | rising |
| 142 | Paraguay | -0.6311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 143 | Laos | -0.6402 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 144 | East Timor | -0.6412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | -0.6414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | -0.6524 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 147 | Peru | -0.6585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 148 | Uganda | -0.6705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 149 | Egypt | -0.6884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 150 | El Salvador | -0.7062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 151 | Eswatini | -0.7794 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 152 | Ukraine | -0.7884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 153 | Mauritania | -0.8084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Turkey | -0.8121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | -0.8428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 156 | Liberia | -0.8494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 157 | Bangladesh | -0.9097 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | -0.9197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 78.9% | falling |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.9314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 160 | Ethiopia | -0.9379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 161 | Madagascar | -0.9455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 162 | Nigeria | -0.9515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | -0.9551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 164 | Palestine | -0.9613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 165 | Djibouti | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 166 | Gabon | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 167 | Guatemala | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 168 | Ecuador | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 169 | Cambodia | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 170 | Lebanon | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 171 | Pakistan | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 172 | Cuba | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 173 | Angola | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 174 | Niger | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 96.6% | rising |
| 175 | Honduras | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 176 | Mexico | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 177 | Mozambique | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 178 | Mali | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cameroon | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 181 | Iran | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 183 | Tajikistan | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 184 | Belarus | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 185 | Congo | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 187 | Russia | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 188 | Bolivia | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 189 | Iraq | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 190 | Chad | -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 191 | Turkmenistan | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 192 | Burundi | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 193 | North Korea | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 195 | Nicaragua | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 196 | Haiti | -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 197 | Libya | -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 200 | Myanmar | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 48.3% | rising |
| 201 | Eritrea | -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 202 | Syria | -1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 203 | Afghanistan | -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 204 | Sudan | -1.86 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.3% | flat |
| 205 | Yemen | -1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 206 | South Sudan | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 207 | Somalia | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 208 | Venezuela | -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.