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United Kingdom - 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

#n/a of 143 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2013

1.03×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#212013201820232025#22#202024 overtook Lithuania2025 overtook France
United KingdomNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #22 to #20 (overtook Lithuania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2024
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
2025
Overtook France 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
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