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New Zealand - Rule of Law (percentile rank) 85.9

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

Latest value

85.9 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 216 economies

vs global median

1.5×

Growth since 1996

0.97×

Ranking Race — Rule of Law (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#10199620062011201620212025#6#92020 overtook Luxembourg2023 overtook Sweden
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #6 to #9 (overtook Luxembourg). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Sweden 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
199620062016202585.987.0788.2389.4
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