Rule of Law
Rule of Law is one of six governance indicators measured by the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series. It is a measurement of the quality of the confidence in the rules of a society as seen by fair law enforcement practices, just court systems, and the prevalence of violence and crime in a country.
EST, or point estimate, is measured on a scale of -2.5 to 2.5, with the higher scores indicating to better governance of the rule of law in the countries observed.
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2004 |
2002 |
2000 |
Country |
EST. |
EST. |
EST. |
Afghanistan |
-1.81 |
-1.62 |
-2.31 |
Albania |
-0.80 |
-0.94 |
-0.76 |
Algeria |
-0.73 |
-0.62 |
-0.80 |
Andorra |
1.43 |
1.52 |
|
Angola |
-1.33 |
-1.53 |
-1.47 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
0.91 |
0.99 |
|
Argentina |
-0.71 |
-0.78 |
0.17 |
Armenia |
-0.58 |
-0.48 |
-0.52 |
Australia |
1.82 |
1.80 |
1.98 |
Austria |
1.76 |
1.87 |
2.08 |
Azerbaijan |
-0.85 |
-0.84 |
-0.99 |
Bahamas |
1.28 |
1.30 |
1.09 |
Bahrain |
0.68 |
0.90 |
0.77 |
Bangladesh |
-0.86 |
-0.74 |
-0.65 |
Barbados |
1.21 |
1.38 |
1.34 |
Belarus |
-1.31 |
-1.13 |
-0.99 |
Belgium |
1.47 |
1.46 |
1.62 |
Belize |
0.25 |
0.02 |
0.38 |
Benin |
-0.47 |
-0.38 |
-0.39 |
Bhutan |
0.27 |
0.22 |
-0.39 |
Bolivia |
-0.55 |
-0.65 |
-0.52 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
-0.76 |
-0.86 |
-0.84 |
Botswana |
0.73 |
0.68 |
0.67 |
Brazil |
-0.21 |
-0.32 |
-0.16 |
Brunei |
0.56 |
0.61 |
0.93 |
Bulgaria |
0.05 |
0.01 |
-0.13 |
Burkina Faso |
-0.62 |
-0.51 |
-0.54 |
Burma |
-1.62 |
-1.61 |
-1.15 |
Burundi |
-1.50 |
-1.43 |
-0.93 |
Cambodia |
-0.98 |
-0.90 |
-0.77 |
Cameroon |
-1.00 |
-1.19 |
-1.06 |
Canada |
1.75 |
1.77 |
1.99 |
Cape Verde |
0.26 |
0.17 |
0.47 |
Central African Republic |
-1.44 |
-1.03 |
-0.66 |
Chad |
-1.15 |
-0.82 |
-0.81 |
Chile |
1.16 |
1.24 |
1.31 |
China |
-0.47 |
-0.26 |
-0.33 |
Colombia |
-0.70 |
-0.82 |
-0.65 |
Comoros |
-1.04 |
-1.00 |
-1.19 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
-1.74 |
-1.81 |
-1.86 |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
-1.18 |
-1.23 |
-1.19 |
Costa Rica |
0.57 |
0.67 |
0.78 |
Cote d’Ivoire |
-1.42 |
-1.24 |
-0.57 |
Croatia |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.14 |
Cuba |
-1.12 |
-0.96 |
-0.64 |
Cyprus (G) |
0.85 |
0.81 |
0.99 |
Czech Republic |
0.69 |
0.69 |
0.59 |
Denmark |
1.91 |
1.93 |
1.95 |
Djibouti |
-0.61 |
-0.57 |
-0.55 |
Dominica |
0.66 |
0.65 |
-0.32 |
Dominican Republic |
-0.54 |
-0.42 |
-0.20 |
East Timor |
-0.60 |
-1.12 |
|
Ecuador |
-0.71 |
-0.65 |
-0.67 |
Egypt |
-0.02 |
0.05 |
0.21 |
El Salvador |
-0.34 |
-0.43 |
-0.45 |
Equatorial Guinea |
-1.05 |
-1.22 |
-1.51 |
Eritrea |
-0.78 |
-0.44 |
-0.07 |
Estonia |
0.91 |
0.78 |
0.71 |
Ethiopia |
-1.00 |
-0.44 |
-0.38 |
Fiji |
-0.19 |
-0.38 |
-0.69 |
Finland |
1.97 |
1.96 |
2.11 |
France |
1.33 |
1.30 |
1.47 |
Gabon |
-0.51 |
-0.26 |
-0.57 |
Gambia, The |
-0.32 |
-0.53 |
-0.34 |
Georgia |
-0.87 |
-1.20 |
-0.57 |
Germany |
1.66 |
1.71 |
1.89 |
Ghana |
-0.16 |
-0.16 |
-0.08 |
Greece |
0.75 |
0.77 |
0.73 |
Grenada |
0.46 |
0.25 |
0.39 |
Guatemala |
-0.96 |
-0.84 |
-0.77 |
Guinea |
-1.09 |
-0.73 |
-0.96 |
Guinea-Bissau |
-1.26 |
-1.07 |
-1.27 |
Guyana |
-0.48 |
-0.46 |
-0.14 |
Haiti |
-1.66 |
-1.78 |
-1.50 |
Honduras |
-0.61 |
-0.77 |
-0.89 |
Hungary |
0.85 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
Iceland |
2.01 |
1.96 |
2.06 |
India |
-0.09 |
0.04 |
0.22 |
Indonesia |
-0.91 |
-0.89 |
-0.93 |
Iran |
-0.83 |
-0.57 |
-0.44 |
Iraq |
-1.97 |
-1.65 |
-1.50 |
Ireland |
1.62 |
1.68 |
1.84 |
Israel |
0.77 |
0.90 |
1.07 |
Italy |
0.74 |
0.79 |
0.93 |
Jamaica |
-0.32 |
-0.46 |
-0.15 |
Japan |
1.39 |
1.37 |
1.80 |
Jordan |
0.30 |
0.34 |
0.55 |
Kazakhstan |
-0.98 |
-0.92 |
-0.77 |
Kenya |
-0.98 |
-1.03 |
-0.94 |
Kiribati |
0.25 |
0.62 |
0.02 |
Kuwait |
0.65 |
0.79 |
1.18 |
Kyrgyzstan |
-1.04 |
-0.77 |
-0.90 |
Laos |
-1.27 |
-0.96 |
-1.00 |
Latvia |
0.48 |
0.42 |
0.24 |
Lebanon |
-0.32 |
-0.28 |
-0.10 |
Lesotho |
-0.03 |
-0.08 |
-0.05 |
Liberia |
-1.76 |
-1.62 |
-1.55 |
Libya |
-0.65 |
-0.83 |
-0.91 |
Liechtenstein |
1.36 |
1.52 |
|
Lithuania |
0.60 |
0.45 |
0.25 |
Luxembourg |
1.98 |
2.05 |
2.07 |
Macedonia |
-0.44 |
-0.45 |
-0.32 |
Madagascar |
-0.30 |
-0.25 |
-0.67 |
Malawi |
-0.29 |
-0.44 |
-0.46 |
Malaysia |
0.52 |
0.52 |
0.53 |
Maldives |
-0.57 |
0.28 |
-0.64 |
Mali |
-0.34 |
-0.47 |
-0.71 |
Malta |
1.23 |
1.06 |
0.74 |
Marshall Islands |
-0.11 |
-0.05 |
|
Mauritania |
-0.62 |
-0.38 |
-0.53 |
Mauritius |
0.84 |
0.86 |
0.86 |
Mexico |
-0.26 |
-0.31 |
-0.38 |
Micronesia |
0.40 |
-0.22 |
-0.54 |
Moldova |
-0.65 |
-0.53 |
-0.55 |
Monaco |
|
|
|
Mongolia |
0.18 |
0.34 |
0.22 |
Morocco |
-0.05 |
0.07 |
0.30 |
Mozambique |
-0.60 |
-0.59 |
-0.65 |
Namibia |
0.22 |
0.43 |
1.06 |
Nauru |
0.77 |
|
|
Nepal |
-0.82 |
-0.42 |
-0.36 |
Netherlands |
1.78 |
1.80 |
1.95 |
New Zealand |
1.93 |
1.86 |
1.97 |
Nicaragua |
-0.65 |
-0.67 |
-0.91 |
Niger |
-0.92 |
-0.80 |
-0.82 |
Nigeria |
-1.44 |
-1.40 |
-0.99 |
North Korea |
-1.15 |
-0.98 |
-1.08 |
Norway |
1.95 |
1.92 |
1.99 |
Oman |
0.98 |
0.83 |
1.24 |
Pakistan |
-0.78 |
-0.71 |
-0.62 |
Palau |
|
|
|
Panama |
-0.04 |
-0.03 |
-0.04 |
Papua New Guinea |
-0.82 |
-0.93 |
-0.43 |
Paraguay |
-1.09 |
-1.16 |
-0.83 |
Peru |
-0.63 |
-0.50 |
-0.53 |
Philippines |
-0.62 |
-0.55 |
-0.51 |
Poland |
0.51 |
0.58 |
0.62 |
Portugal |
1.16 |
1.26 |
1.14 |
Qatar |
0.79 |
0.82 |
1.09 |
Romania |
-0.18 |
-0.15 |
-0.22 |
Russia |
-0.70 |
-0.84 |
-0.87 |
Rwanda |
-0.90 |
-0.94 |
-0.83 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.71 |
0.31 |
0.39 |
Saint Lucia |
0.75 |
0.31 |
0.39 |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
0.76 |
0.31 |
0.39 |
Samoa |
0.62 |
1.04 |
-0.01 |
San Marino |
0.77 |
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
-0.55 |
-0.52 |
-0.69 |
Saudi Arabia |
0.20 |
0.40 |
0.62 |
Senegal |
-0.20 |
-0.23 |
-0.34 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
-0.72 |
-0.95 |
-0.98 |
Seychelles |
-0.17 |
-0.48 |
-0.44 |
Sierra Leone |
-1.10 |
-1.23 |
-0.90 |
Singapore |
1.82 |
1.71 |
2.10 |
Slovakia |
0.49 |
0.35 |
0.30 |
Slovenia |
0.93 |
1.06 |
0.87 |
Solomon Islands |
-1.15 |
-1.53 |
-1.34 |
Somalia |
-2.31 |
-2.04 |
-1.72 |
South Africa |
0.32 |
0.11 |
0.28 |
South Korea |
0.67 |
0.83 |
0.64 |
Spain |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.36 |
Sri Lanka |
-0.03 |
0.22 |
-0.17 |
Sudan |
-1.59 |
-1.30 |
-1.10 |
Suriname |
-0.25 |
-0.32 |
-0.62 |
Swaziland |
-0.95 |
-0.64 |
-0.08 |
Sweden |
1.85 |
1.88 |
1.96 |
Switzerland |
1.98 |
1.98 |
2.20 |
Syria |
-0.40 |
-0.40 |
-0.33 |
Taiwan |
0.83 |
0.87 |
0.86 |
Tajikistan |
-1.18 |
-1.29 |
-1.28 |
Tanzania |
-0.49 |
-0.46 |
-0.28 |
Thailand |
-0.05 |
0.23 |
0.41 |
Togo |
-1.01 |
-0.69 |
-0.93 |
Tonga |
-0.11 |
0.04 |
-0.39 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
0.17 |
0.30 |
0.47 |
Tunisia |
0.24 |
0.28 |
0.44 |
Turkey |
0.04 |
-0.05 |
0.05 |
Turkmenistan |
-1.43 |
-1.15 |
-1.13 |
Tuvalu |
0.76 |
1.79 |
1.49 |
Uganda |
-0.79 |
-0.76 |
-0.58 |
Ukraine |
-0.83 |
-0.84 |
-1.22 |
United Arab Emirates |
0.85 |
0.97 |
1.41 |
United Kingdom |
1.71 |
1.76 |
1.91 |
United States |
1.58 |
1.62 |
1.90 |
Uruguay |
0.42 |
0.54 |
0.65 |
Uzbekistan |
-1.30 |
-1.23 |
-0.95 |
Vanuatu |
-0.07 |
-0.21 |
-0.28 |
Venezuela |
-1.10 |
-1.06 |
-0.82 |
Vietnam |
-0.59 |
-0.42 |
-0.74 |
Yemen |
-1.11 |
-1.23 |
-0.90 |
Zambia |
-0.54 |
-0.52 |
-0.44 |
Zimbabwe |
-1.53 |
-1.39 |
-0.74 |
Note: Individual country ratings can exceed the normal scale when their estimates of governance are either extremely high or extremely low.
Source: This material was derived from the World Bank and reflects the latest available data at the time of publication.
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