WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.78 (2025)
#n/a of 143 economies
1.5×
1×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #14 to #15 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.
Rule of Law (percentile rank), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Criminal Justice, Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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