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Rule of law

Confidence in contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence.

Latest
-0.13
2025
Published by
World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)
annual

Rule of law over time

-0.2-0.100.10.20.31996200120062011201620212025-0.129
1996–2025 · 27 observations · estimate (−2.5 to +2.5)
View as table
PeriodRule of law
2025-0.129
2024-0.013
2023-0.067
2022-0.062
2021-0.161
2020-0.078
2019-0.016
20180.021
2017-0.032
2016-0.082
2015-0.137
2014-0.178
2013-0.104
2012-0.117
2011-0.001
20100.059
20090.141
20080.153
20070.187
20060.208
20050.155
20040.028
20030.006
2002-0.074
20000.233
19980.156
19960.164

Compared with

Germany
1.6
Japan
1.54
United States
0.791
South Africa
0.041
India
-0.129
Vietnam
-0.175
Sri Lanka
-0.207
Indonesia
-0.255
Nepal
-0.306
China
-0.429
Brazil
-0.486
Bangladesh
-0.91
Pakistan
-1.07
Latest available year for each country · estimate (−2.5 to +2.5)

Source

World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators) — https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators