WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.67 (2025)
#n/a of 143 economies
0.8%
1.05×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. United States climbed from #39 to #34 (overtook Botswana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.
Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Rule of Law (percentile rank), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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