Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
91.75 0-100
Finland
Lowest
19.01 0-100
Somalia
Median
54.72 0-100
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,320
What the numbers show
Rule of Law - Governance score (0-100) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 91.75 0-100 in Finland; the lowest is 19.01 0-100 in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 54.72 0-100, and the mean is 56.19 0-100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 26.4%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 29.7%).
Rule of Law - Governance score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 91.75 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Denmark | 91.46 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 3 | Norway | 90.52 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 87.32 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 87.29 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 86.7 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 86.68 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 86.34 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Austria | 85.84 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | New Zealand | 85.66 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 11 | Iceland | 84.98 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 84.95 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 84.35 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Greenland | 84.06 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 82.98 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 82.55 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 82.27 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 18 | Canada | 82.11 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 19 | Singapore | 81.6 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 20 | Andorra | 81.23 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 80.62 0-100 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 22 | Monaco | 80.12 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 79.04 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 78.82 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 77.99 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 26 | Aruba | 77.96 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 77.41 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 28 | Palau | 77.12 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | San Marino | 76.89 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 30 | South Korea | 76.2 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 75.75 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 32 | American Samoa | 75.67 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 75.64 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 34 | Portugal | 75.42 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Samoa | 75.09 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 36 | Guam | 74.77 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 37 | French Polynesia | 74.47 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 73.81 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 39 | France | 73.81 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 40 | Micronesia (country) | 73.78 0-100 | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 41 | United States | 73.52 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 73.32 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 73 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 72.82 0-100 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 45 | Macao | 71.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | 71.35 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 71.25 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 48 | Bermuda | 70.74 0-100 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 49 | Bhutan | 70.57 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 50 | Kiribati | 70.49 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 51 | Barbados | 69.49 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 52 | Malta | 69.48 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 53 | Tonga | 68.91 0-100 | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 54 | Chile | 68.86 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 55 | Cyprus | 68.83 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 67.96 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 57 | Italy | 67.62 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 67.58 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 67.32 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 67.29 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 61 | Seychelles | 67.24 0-100 | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 67.13 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 63 | Qatar | 67.11 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 64 | Brunei | 67.08 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 65 | United States Virgin Islands | 66.94 0-100 | 2024 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 66 | Poland | 66.89 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 67 | Slovakia | 66.62 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 66.36 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 69 | Grenada | 66.27 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 65.63 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65.6 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 65.52 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 73 | Oman | 64.7 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 74 | Cape Verde | 64.27 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 64.22 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 76 | Dominica | 63.81 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 77 | Croatia | 63.46 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 63.35 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 79 | Malaysia | 62.9 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Namibia | 62.61 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 81 | Botswana | 62.34 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 62.23 0-100 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 62.1 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 84 | Nauru | 61.3 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 85 | Bahamas | 61.28 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 86 | Kuwait | 60.94 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 60.59 0-100 | 2024 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 88 | Hungary | 60.27 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 89 | Montenegro | 60.09 0-100 | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 90 | Jordan | 59.87 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 91 | Bahrain | 59.85 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 59.6 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 93 | Georgia | 59.53 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 58.69 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 95 | Ghana | 57.89 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 96 | Kosovo | 57.86 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 96 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 57.86 0-100 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 98 | Maldives | 57.73 0-100 | 2024 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 99 | South Africa | 57.27 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 56.39 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 101 | India | 56.29 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 102 | Jamaica | 55.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Mongolia | 55.25 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 54.93 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 105 | Armenia | 54.51 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 106 | Malawi | 54.45 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 107 | Moldova | 54.19 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 53.83 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 109 | Serbia | 53.52 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 110 | Senegal | 53.44 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 111 | Indonesia | 53.41 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 112 | Suriname | 53.38 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 113 | Thailand | 53.26 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 53.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 115 | Argentina | 52.64 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 52.53 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 117 | Panama | 52.43 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 118 | Nepal | 51.74 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 119 | Vietnam | 51.56 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.47 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 51.21 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.89 0-100 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 123 | Tunisia | 50.69 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 124 | Morocco | 50.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.57 0-100 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 50.4 0-100 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 127 | Gambia | 50.18 0-100 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 128 | Belize | 50.13 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 129 | Lesotho | 49.97 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 130 | Benin | 49.87 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 131 | Brazil | 49.28 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 132 | Kenya | 48.97 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 48.61 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 134 | Peru | 48.26 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 135 | Tanzania | 48.03 0-100 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 136 | Colombia | 47.33 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 137 | Zambia | 47.31 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 47.13 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 139 | Philippines | 47.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 140 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.01 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 141 | China | 46.99 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 142 | Paraguay | 46.92 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 143 | Cuba | 46.23 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 144 | East Timor | 46.2 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 145 | Togo | 46.07 0-100 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 45.67 0-100 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 147 | Algeria | 44.97 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 148 | El Salvador | 44.69 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 149 | Ukraine | 44.57 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 150 | Uganda | 44.25 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 151 | Laos | 44.19 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 152 | Egypt | 44.03 0-100 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 42.53 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 154 | Turkey | 42.45 0-100 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 155 | Eswatini | 42.17 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 156 | Mauritania | 42.1 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 157 | Liberia | 42.03 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 158 | Madagascar | 41.77 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 41.75 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.85 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 161 | Niger | 40.69 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 40.44 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 163 | Guatemala | 40.4 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 164 | Ecuador | 40.36 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 165 | Palestine | 39.94 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 166 | Nigeria | 39.63 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 167 | Djibouti | 39.58 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 168 | Pakistan | 39.46 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 38.91 0-100 | 2024 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 170 | Cambodia | 38.79 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 171 | Lebanon | 38.28 0-100 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 172 | Mali | 38.13 0-100 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 173 | Comoros | 37.5 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 174 | Guinea | 37.21 0-100 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 175 | Mexico | 37.11 0-100 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 176 | Gabon | 37.07 0-100 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 177 | Russia | 37.06 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 178 | Angola | 36.83 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 179 | Honduras | 36.71 0-100 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 180 | Congo | 36.68 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 36.59 0-100 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 182 | Mozambique | 36.4 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 36.12 0-100 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 184 | Belarus | 35.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 185 | Iran | 35.71 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.71 0-100 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 187 | Cameroon | 35.39 0-100 | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 188 | Bolivia | 35.15 0-100 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 189 | Burundi | 34.54 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 190 | Iraq | 33.59 0-100 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 191 | Turkmenistan | 32.64 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 192 | Chad | 32.1 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 193 | North Korea | 30.71 0-100 | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 30.45 0-100 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 195 | Haiti | 29.37 0-100 | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 196 | Nicaragua | 29.09 0-100 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 28.97 0-100 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 198 | Libya | 27.74 0-100 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 27.45 0-100 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 200 | Sudan | 26.44 0-100 | 2024 | down 18.0% | flat |
| 201 | Eritrea | 25.94 0-100 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 202 | Myanmar | 25.79 0-100 | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 203 | Syria | 25.75 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 204 | Yemen | 24.24 0-100 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 205 | Afghanistan | 23.65 0-100 | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 206 | South Sudan | 23.02 0-100 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 207 | Venezuela | 19.03 0-100 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 208 | Somalia | 19.01 0-100 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |