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Australia - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 82.7

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked

Latest value

82.7 (2025)

Global rank

##21 of 216 economies

vs global median

1.4×

Growth since 1996

0.96×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#4#7#10#13#16#19199620062011201620212025#11#212013 overtook Iceland2023 overtook Estonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Australia climbed from #11 to #21 (overtook Iceland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2013
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2023
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto

Rule of Law (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202582.784.4786.2388

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