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Italy - Constraints on Government Powers 0.81

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

Latest value

0.81 (2025)

Global rank

##28 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 2013

1.08×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#7#13#19#25#312013201820232025#36#282022 overtook Barbados2024 overtook Malta
ItalyNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Italy climbed from #36 to #28 (overtook Barbados). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2022
Overtook Barbados in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Malta 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
20132018202320250.750.770.790.81

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