WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked
0.81 (2025)
#n/a of 143 economies
1.1%
0.97×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #8 to #11 (overtook Korea, Rep.). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for New Zealand ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Rule of Law (percentile rank), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)
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