Rule of law by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 71.7 in 2025, 27th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 47th of all 207 with data.

Highest: Finland (91.8, 2025) · Lowest: Venezuela (22.4, 2025) · 207 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of how far people have confidence in and abide by the rules of society — contract enforcement, property rights, the police and the courts — and of the likelihood of crime and violence. From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Finland91.82025
2Denmark91.72025
3Norway90.62025
4Sweden87.32025
5Switzerland87.32025
6Liechtenstein86.82025
7Luxembourg86.82025
8Netherlands86.22025
9New Zealand85.92025
10Austria85.82025
11Monaco85.82025
12Iceland85.22025
13Germany85.12025
14Greenland84.82025
15Andorra84.62025
16Ireland84.22025
17Japan84.02025
18Singapore83.22025
19Canada83.02025
20Australia82.72025
21San Marino82.42025
22Estonia82.32025
23Lithuania81.22025
24Tuvalu80.92025
25American Samoa80.82025
26United Kingdom79.52025
27Belgium79.52025
28Aruba78.82025
29South Korea78.32025
30Palau77.92025
31Czechia77.92025
32Latvia76.32025
33Samoa76.12025
34Portugal75.92025
35Guam74.72025
36Micronesia74.62025
37France74.62025
38Cayman Islands74.52025
39Marshall Islands74.32025
40Hong Kong74.12025
41Uruguay74.12025
42Slovenia73.82025
43Kiribati73.02025
44Spain73.02025
45Macao72.72025
46Bermuda71.92025
47United States71.72025
48Tonga71.42025
49Cyprus70.82025
50Bhutan70.52025
51Barbados70.52025
52Chile69.82025
53Israel69.82025
54Mauritius69.82025
55Brunei69.72025
56Malta69.62025
57French Polynesia69.32025
58Costa Rica68.62025
59Italy68.32025
60Grenada68.22025
61St. Kitts and Nevis68.22025
62Seychelles68.22025
63St. Vincent and the Grenadines68.22025
64U.S. Virgin Islands68.02025
65Antigua and Barbuda68.02025
66Poland68.02025
67St. Lucia68.02025
68Puerto Rico68.02025
69Qatar67.92025
70United Arab Emirates67.62025
71Vanuatu67.32025
72Oman66.92025
73Cabo Verde66.12025
74Slovakia66.12025
75Dominica65.62025
76Croatia65.62025
77Fiji65.52025
78Malaysia65.42025
79Namibia64.82025
80Romania63.52025
81Greece63.32025
82Botswana63.32025
83Saudi Arabia63.12025
84Nauru63.12025
85New Caledonia62.92025
86Bahamas62.42025
87Hungary62.22025
88Montenegro62.12025
89Kuwait61.92025
90Jordan61.82025
91Bahrain61.62025
92Solomon Islands61.62025
93Kosovo60.42025
94Rwanda60.22025
95Georgia60.22025
96South Africa59.32025
97Ghana58.62025
98Maldives58.52025
99Jamaica58.12025
100Albania58.02025
101Bulgaria57.92025
102Argentina56.92025
103Mongolia56.72025
104Thailand56.62025
105Dominican Republic56.62025
106India56.52025
107Malawi56.42025
108North Macedonia56.32025
109Moldova56.12025
110Vietnam55.72025
111Senegal55.52025
112Sri Lanka55.22025
113Suriname55.02025
114Indonesia54.42025
115Armenia54.32025
116Panama53.62025
117Nepal53.62025
118Guyana53.52025
119Serbia53.32025
120Bosnia and Herzegovina53.02025
121Morocco53.02025
122Trinidad and Tobago52.92025
123Belize52.52025
124Tunisia52.22025
125Gambia52.12025
126Kazakhstan51.92025
127China51.62025
128São Tomé and Príncipe51.22025
129Benin51.12025
130Azerbaijan51.12025
131Lesotho51.02025
132Philippines50.92025
133Kenya50.82025
134Brazil50.62025
135Zambia50.52025
136Côte d'Ivoire50.02025
137Tanzania49.22025
138Papua New Guinea49.22025
139Togo48.32025
140Colombia48.32025
141Paraguay48.22025
142Laos48.12025
143Timor-Leste48.12025
144Uzbekistan48.12025
145Algeria47.92025
146Peru47.82025
147Uganda47.62025
148Egypt47.32025
149El Salvador47.02025
150Eswatini45.82025
151Ukraine45.62025
152Mauritania45.32025
153Türkiye45.22025
154Sierra Leone44.72025
155Liberia44.62025
156Bangladesh43.62025
157Burkina Faso43.52025
158Kyrgyzstan43.32025
159Ethiopia43.22025
160Madagascar43.12025
161Nigeria43.02025
162Comoros42.92025
163West Bank and Gaza42.82025
164Djibouti41.82025
165Gabon41.82025
166Guatemala41.62025
167Ecuador41.62025
168Cambodia41.32025
169Lebanon41.22025
170Pakistan41.12025
171Cuba40.82025
172Angola40.12025
173Niger40.12025
174Honduras39.62025
175Mexico39.42025
176Mozambique39.22025
177Mali39.12025
178Cameroon39.02025
179Guinea38.72025
180Iran38.62025
181Zimbabwe38.62025
182Tajikistan38.52025
183Belarus38.42025
184Republic of the Congo38.12025
185Guinea-Bissau37.72025
186Russia37.72025
187Bolivia36.42025
188Iraq35.72025
189Chad35.42025
190Turkmenistan35.32025
191Burundi35.02025
192North Korea34.12025
193Equatorial Guinea33.22025
194Nicaragua32.52025
195Haiti32.02025
196Libya31.52025
197DR Congo31.22025
198Central African Republic30.72025
199Myanmar29.52025
200Eritrea29.52025
201Syria28.72025
202Afghanistan28.12025
203Sudan28.02025
204Yemen26.62025
205South Sudan25.32025
206Somalia22.92025
207Venezuela22.42025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_RL_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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