Transparent laws by country
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.
Countries reporting
77
Highest
1
Jamaica
Lowest
0
Mauritius
Median
1
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
30,229
What the numbers show
Transparent laws is currently reported for 77 countries. The highest value is 1 in Jamaica; the lowest is 0 in Mauritius.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.5584.
Transparent laws: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 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 | Ghana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2025 | — | 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 | Uruguay | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | United States | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Peru | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Suriname | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Poland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Gambia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Hungary | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.