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China - Constraints on Government Powers 0.27

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.27 (2025)

Global rank

##136 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 2013

1.06×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#1162013201820232025#95#1362018 overtook Ethiopia2024 overtook Gabon
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. China climbed from #95 to #136 (overtook Ethiopia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Stock market turbulence curated

Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.

2018
Overtook Ethiopia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Gabon in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.210.230.250.27

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