WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.58 (2025)
##22 of 143 economies
1.1%
0.75×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Japan climbed from #10 to #22 (overtook Ethiopia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Rule of Law (percentile rank), GDP per Capita (Real)
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