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Rule of Law Index

Last updated at 12/16/2025

The Rule of Law Index provided by the World Justice Project

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This data stream contains the following attributes

country_nameString
country_iso_alpha3String
reference_yearint
region_nameString
income_groupString
wjp_rule_of_law_index:overall_scorefloat
factor_1:constraints_on_government_powersfloat
1:1_government_powers_are_effectively_limited_by_the_legislaturefloat
1:2_government_powers_are_effectively_limited_by_the_judiciaryfloat
1:3_government_powers_are_effectively_limited_by_independent_auditing_and_reviewfloat
1:4_government_officials_are_sanctioned_for_misconductfloat
1:5_government_powers_are_subject_to_non-governmental_checksfloat
1:6_transition_of_power_is_subject_to_the_lawfloat
factor_2:absence_of_corruptionfloat
2:1_government_officials_in_the_executive_branch_do_not_use_public_office_for_private_gainfloat
2:2_government_officials_in_the_judicial_branch_do_not_use_public_office_for_private_gainfloat
2:3_government_officials_in_the_police_and_the_military_do_not_use_public_office_for_private_gainfloat
2:4_government_officials_in_the_legislative_branch_do_not_use_public_office_for_private_gainfloat
factor_3:open_governmentfloat
3:1_publicized_laws_and_government_datafloat
3:2_right_to_informationfloat
3:3_civic_participationfloat
3:4_complaint_mechanismsfloat
factor_4:fundamental_rightsfloat
4:1_equal_treatment_and_absence_of_discriminationfloat
4:2_the_right_to_life_and_security_of_the_person_is_effectively_guaranteedfloat
4:3_due_process_of_the_law_and_rights_of_the_accusedfloat
4:4_freedom_of_opinion_and_expression_is_effectively_guaranteedfloat
4:5_freedom_of_belief_and_religion_is_effectively_guaranteedfloat
4:6_freedom_from_arbitrary_interference_with_privacy_is_effectively_guaranteedfloat
4:7_freedom_of_assembly_and_association_is_effectively_guaranteedfloat
4:8_fundamental_labor_rights_are_effectively_guaranteedfloat
factor_5:order_and_securityfloat
5:1_crime_is_effectively_controlledfloat
5:2_civil_conflict_is_effectively_limitedfloat
5:3_people_do_not_resort_to_violence_to_redress_personal_grievancesfloat
factor_6:regulatory_enforcementfloat
6:1_government_regulations_are_effectively_enforcedfloat
6:2_government_regulations_are_applied_and_enforced_without_improper_influencefloat
6:3_administrative_proceedings_are_conducted_without_unreasonable_delayfloat
6:4_due_process_is_respected_in_administrative_proceedingsfloat
6:5_the_government_does_not_expropriate_without_lawful_process_and_adequate_compensationfloat
factor_7:civil_justicefloat
7:1_people_can_access_and_afford_civil_justicefloat
7:2_civil_justice_is_free_of_discriminationfloat
7:3_civil_justice_is_free_of_corruptionfloat
7:4_civil_justice_is_free_of_improper_government_influencefloat
7:5_civil_justice_is_not_subject_to_unreasonable_delayfloat
7:6_civil_justice_is_effectively_enforcedfloat
7:7_alternative_dispute_resolution_mechanisms_are_accessible,_impartial,_and_effectivefloat
factor_8:criminal_justicefloat
8:1_criminal_investigation_system_is_effectivefloat
8:2_criminal_adjudication_system_is_timely_and_effectivefloat
8:3_correctional_system_is_effective_in_reducing_criminal_behaviorfloat
8:4_criminal_system_is_impartialfloat
8:5_criminal_system_is_free_of_corruptionfloat
8:6_criminal_system_is_free_of_improper_government_influencefloat
8:7_due_process_of_the_law_and_rights_of_the_accusedfloat

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