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India - Constraints on Government Powers 0.69

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

Latest value

0.69 (2025)

Global rank

##56 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2013

0.97×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#552013201820232025#41#562015 overtook United States2018 overtook Peru
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. India climbed from #41 to #56 (overtook United States). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Overtook United States in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2018
Overtook Peru in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.690.720.750.77

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