WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.41 (2025)
##118 of 143 economies
0.5%
1.51×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. China climbed from #95 to #118 (overtook Sierra Leone). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Rule of Law (percentile rank), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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