Times of Better Bharat

India, measured — every morning · est. 2026

Rule of law

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

Latest
-0.04
2024
Published by
World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators)
annual

Rule of law over time

-0.2-0.100.10.20.31996200120062011201620212024-0.039
19962024 · 26 observations · estimate (−2.5 to +2.5)
View as table
PeriodRule of law
2024-0.039
2023-0.088
2022-0.11
2021-0.184
2020-0.103
2019-0.02
20180.02
2017-0.04
2016-0.082
2015-0.137
2014-0.166
2013-0.116
2012-0.131
2011-0.013
20100.063
20090.15
20080.162
20070.194
20060.227
20050.169
20040.058
20030.028
2002-0.043
20000.26
19980.195
19960.218

Compared with

Germany
1.63
Japan
1.51
United States
0.962
South Africa
0.018
India
-0.039
Indonesia
-0.207
Sri Lanka
-0.258
Nepal
-0.304
Vietnam
-0.314
Brazil
-0.446
China
-0.579
Bangladesh
-0.96
Pakistan
-1.02
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