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Brazil - Rule of Law 2003

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
-0.37 −0.10 from 2002 Global rank: 113th

Brazil's rule of law was -0.37 in 2003, decreased +0.10 from -0.27 in 2002. This was the 113th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾
Rule of Law by Country - 2003
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 1.96 2.9%
2nd Denmark 1.92 2.0%
3rd Iceland 1.92 3.2%
4th Switzerland 1.90 -1.0%
5th Sweden 1.89 2.4%
6th Norway 1.88 1.7%
7th New Zealand 1.85 3.2%
8th Austria 1.85 -0.5%
9th Australia 1.84 4.3%
10th Luxembourg 1.83 -2.3%
11th Netherlands 1.71 0.1%
12th Canada 1.70 2.1%
13th United Kingdom 1.67 0.9%
14th Germany 1.64 0.2%
15th United States 1.55 2.5%
16th Malta 1.54 4.4%
17th Singapore 1.54 11.6%
18th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.54 21.4%
19th Barbados 1.52 1.7%
20th Ireland 1.48 -7.1%
21st Bahamas, The 1.42 1.3%
22nd France 1.33 9.9%
23rd Belgium 1.33 -1.0%
24th Portugal 1.28 -2.4%
25th Liechtenstein 1.27 -14.4%
26th Samoa 1.27 0.9%
27th Spain 1.25 1.5%
28th Bermuda 1.23 1.6%
29th Cayman Islands 1.23 -16.4%
30th Macao SAR, China 1.23 78.4%
31st Chile 1.18 -6.4%
32nd Japan 1.16 1.3%
33rd Andorra 1.06 -13.7%
34th Antigua and Barbuda 1.04 0.3%
35th Cyprus 0.94 -5.1%
36th Mauritius 0.92 -7.6%
37th Vanuatu 0.91 1.8%
38th Israel 0.91 -14.8%
39th Czechia 0.87 1.6%
40th Slovenia 0.85 -3.8%
41st Micronesia, Federated States of 0.83 -0.1%
42nd Kiribati 0.83 -0.1%
43rd St. Kitts and Nevis 0.83 -0.1%
44th St. Lucia 0.83 -0.1%
45th Monaco 0.83 -0.1%
46th Marshall Islands 0.83 -0.1%
47th Nauru 0.83 -0.1%
48th Palau 0.83 -0.1%
49th San Marino 0.83 -0.1%
50th Tuvalu 0.83 -0.1%
51st St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.83 -0.1%
52nd Hungary 0.81 -7.3%
53rd Dominica 0.80 -0.6%
54th Korea 0.80 -13.0%
55th Greece 0.79 9.1%
56th Estonia 0.77 -2.7%
57th Seychelles 0.76 13.2%
58th Puerto Rico (US) 0.70 -25.9%
59th Italy 0.69 -7.0%
60th Botswana 0.67 20.0%
61st Uruguay 0.66 -2.6%
62nd Bahrain 0.59 8.8%
63rd Latvia 0.58 87.6%
64th Brunei Darussalam 0.56 17.5%
65th Kuwait 0.55 -7.3%
66th United Arab Emirates 0.54 -22.5%
67th Costa Rica 0.53 -5.1%
68th Poland 0.51 -23.9%
69th Lithuania 0.49 22.0%
70th Oman 0.47 3.4%
71st Malaysia 0.47 18.6%
72nd Qatar 0.42 -19.0%
73rd Grenada 0.34 -6.0%
74th Slovak Republic 0.33 16.1%
75th Jordan 0.32 426.9%
76th Mongolia 0.30 23.9%
77th Namibia 0.29 3.3%
78th Cabo Verde 0.26 -4.1%
79th Sri Lanka 0.24 -27.7%
80th Trinidad and Tobago 0.23 -46.2%
81st Solomon Islands 0.21 49.2%
82nd Belize 0.19 518.7%
83rd Gambia, The 0.16 190.4%
84th Thailand 0.15 -60.3%
85th Bhutan 0.14 96.1%
86th India 0.12 790.7%
87th Saudi Arabia 0.11 711.1%
88th Türkiye 0.10 225.4%
89th Lesotho 0.08 2.7%
90th Maldives 0.08 214.6%
91st South Africa 0.04 37.3%
92nd Mali 0.03 111.4%
93rd Fiji 0.01 44.4%
94th Ghana 0.01 -66.1%
95th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.00 79.5%
96th Croatia -0.05 68.2%
97th Senegal -0.05 -158.3%
98th Suriname -0.05 58.7%
99th West Bank and Gaza -0.11 69.2%
100th Morocco -0.11 -130.4%
101st Panama -0.14 -59.1%
102nd Bulgaria -0.17 -206.9%
103rd Tonga -0.17 -120.9%
104th Montenegro -0.18 -164.0%
105th Malawi -0.18 53.9%
106th Tunisia -0.19 -14.3%
107th Romania -0.21 20.9%
108th São Tomé and Principe -0.22 -9.2%
109th Madagascar -0.25 -17.6%
110th Armenia -0.30 30.9%
111th Tanzania -0.31 9.6%
112th Lebanon -0.35 -24.4%
113th Brazil -0.37 -38.0%
114th Mexico -0.38 -8.2%
115th Zambia -0.38 -9.4%
116th Gabon -0.41 -63.0%
117th Benin -0.43 -63.4%
118th Timor-Leste -0.43 48.7%
119th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.47 -24.2%
120th Syrian Arab Republic -0.48 13.8%
121st Jamaica -0.50 -45.4%
122nd North Macedonia -0.51 12.1%
123rd El Salvador -0.52 8.8%
124th Niger -0.52 19.2%
125th Moldova -0.54 13.8%
126th Uganda -0.54 22.5%
127th Philippines -0.55 -42.4%
128th China -0.55 -7.0%
129th Nicaragua -0.56 17.3%
130th Guyana -0.58 -11.2%
131st Peru -0.59 -5.5%
132nd Algeria -0.61 4.9%
133rd Nepal -0.61 -18.0%
134th Eswatini -0.61 21.5%
135th Mauritania -0.62 -26.8%
136th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.62 6.0%
137th Burkina Faso -0.62 22.0%
138th Viet Nam -0.64 6.2%
139th Dominican Republic -0.64 9.2%
140th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.68 17.2%
141st Mozambique -0.70 4.2%
142nd Albania -0.72 6.0%
143rd Colombia -0.74 1.3%
144th Comoros -0.75 -0.9%
145th Kyrgyz Republic -0.76 11.0%
146th Argentina -0.78 -2.1%
147th Ecuador -0.78 -3.2%
148th Eritrea -0.82 -11.3%
149th Ukraine -0.82 2.5%
150th Kosovo -0.83 -1,232.1%
151st Indonesia -0.86 5.6%
152nd Djibouti -0.88 6.4%
153rd Azerbaijan -0.88 8.3%
154th Serbia -0.90 -0.1%
155th Libya -0.91 20.6%
156th Georgia -0.91 15.8%
157th Pakistan -0.92 1.2%
158th Kenya -0.92 4.5%
159th Honduras -0.94 -6.5%
160th Papua New Guinea -0.95 -26.5%
161st Togo -0.96 -15.2%
162nd Russian Federation -0.96 -9.5%
163rd Rwanda -0.96 10.6%
164th Paraguay -1.05 6.3%
165th Tajikistan -1.07 1.6%
166th Belarus -1.07 14.2%
167th Kazakhstan -1.10 8.8%
168th Guatemala -1.10 -11.1%
169th Bangladesh -1.15 -16.2%
170th Guinea -1.15 -6.8%
171st Cambodia -1.16 0.7%
172nd Cameroon -1.16 8.1%
173rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.17 11.3%
174th Sierra Leone -1.19 11.1%
175th Cuba -1.22 -4.2%
176th Guinea-Bissau -1.23 -10.7%
177th Equatorial Guinea -1.23 1.4%
178th Uzbekistan -1.25 13.4%
179th Yemen, Republic of -1.26 14.5%
180th Congo, Republic of -1.27 1.8%
181st Turkmenistan -1.32 7.4%
182nd Côte d'Ivoire -1.36 -2.2%
183rd Lao PDR -1.38 -10.2%
184th Central African Republic -1.43 -50.0%
185th Angola -1.48 9.2%
186th Burundi -1.48 -6.2%
187th Nigeria -1.51 -1.1%
188th Chad -1.52 -36.9%
189th Liberia -1.53 6.0%
190th Sudan -1.56 -17.9%
191st Afghanistan -1.56 6.9%
192nd Zimbabwe -1.61 -0.7%
193rd Iraq -1.64 -8.7%
194th Myanmar -1.70 0.7%
195th Haiti -1.74 -1.4%
196th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.85 -4.7%
197th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.05 -5.7%
Source: World Bank WGI (RL.EST)

FAQ

What was Brazil's rule of law in 2003?▾

Brazil's rule of law in 2003 was -0.37. This ranked 113th globally.

How did Brazil's rule of law change in 2003?▾

Brazil's rule of law decreased by 38.0% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest rule of law in 2003?▾

Finland had the highest rule of law in 2003 at 1.96.

What is the rule of law of Brazil in 2003?▾

The rule of law of Brazil in 2003 was -0.37. This ranked 113th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Brazil's rule of law?▾

Brazil's rule of law went from -0.27 in 2002 to -0.37 in 2003, a 38.0% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Brazil matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2003. Historically: 307 occurrences, 117 successful (38%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.9%. View full analysis →

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