WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.68 (2025)
#n/a of 143 economies
1.3×
0.93×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. United States climbed from #18 to #27 (overtook France). 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 (percentile rank), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Criminal Justice, Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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