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Netherlands - Constraints on Government Powers 0.88

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

Latest value

0.88 (2025)

Global rank

##21 of 143 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2013

0.96×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#4#7#10#13#16#192013201820232025#11#212021 overtook Estonia2022 overtook Costa Rica
NetherlandsNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Netherlands climbed from #11 to #21 (overtook Estonia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Netherlands

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Costa Rica 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
20132018202320250.880.890.910.92

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