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New Zealand - Constraints on Government Powers 0.95

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.95 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 143 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 2013

1.05×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#152013201820232025#14#62024 overtook Austria2025 overtook Germany
New ZealandNorwayFinlandDenmarkIreland

Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #14 to #6 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Austria in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Germany 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
20132018202320250.890.910.930.95

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