Transparent laws by country
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.
Countries reporting
173
Highest
1
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
0
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,229
What the numbers show
Transparent laws is currently reported for 173 countries. The highest value is 1 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.237.
Transparent laws: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Angola | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Benin | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bahrain | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Belarus | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bolivia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Congo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Colombia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Comoros | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Cuba | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Egypt | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Eritrea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Fiji | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Honduras | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | India | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Iran | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Iraq | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Kenya | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Laos | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Lebanon | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Liberia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Moldova | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Maldives | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Mexico | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Mozambique | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Mauritania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Nigeria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Nepal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Oman | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Pakistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Panama | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | North Korea | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Palestine | 0 | 1948 | — | flat |
| 44 | Qatar | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Romania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Russia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | El Salvador | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | South Sudan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Suriname | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Syria | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Chad | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Togo | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Thailand | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | East Timor | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Turkey | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Tanzania | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Uganda | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | United States | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Venezuela | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Vietnam | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Zambia | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 44 | Vatican | 0 | 1870 | — | flat |
About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.