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Cambodia - Rule of Law 2022

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
-0.87 +0.05 from 2021 Global rank: 159th

Cambodia's rule of law was -0.87 in 2022, increased +0.05 from -0.92 in 2021. This was the 159th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022
Rule of Law by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 1.96 -2.8%
2nd Denmark 1.90 0.2%
3rd Singapore 1.78 -2.3%
4th Luxembourg 1.77 1.2%
5th Norway 1.76 -7.7%
6th Switzerland 1.75 -1.0%
7th San Marino 1.75 6.6%
8th New Zealand 1.73 -2.9%
9th Liechtenstein 1.72 0.9%
10th Austria 1.70 -2.7%
11th Iceland 1.70 -0.6%
12th Greenland 1.69 0.2%
13th Sweden 1.69 -0.6%
14th Netherlands 1.66 -2.5%
15th Canada 1.56 -1.8%
16th Japan 1.56 1.1%
17th Germany 1.53 -2.5%
18th Ireland 1.53 2.3%
19th Australia 1.51 -7.9%
20th Andorra 1.49 -9.5%
21st Monaco 1.49 6.8%
22nd Estonia 1.43 2.7%
23rd United Kingdom 1.41 1.3%
24th United States 1.37 -1.4%
25th Belgium 1.35 4.4%
26th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.28 -9.5%
27th Aruba 1.28 2.5%
28th American Samoa 1.22 7.2%
29th Guam 1.22 7.2%
30th France 1.18 -6.2%
31st Korea 1.16 5.7%
32nd Portugal 1.11 0.7%
33rd Czechia 1.10 0.9%
34th Lithuania 1.06 -1.3%
35th Slovenia 0.97 -3.1%
36th Virgin Islands (US) 0.96 7.8%
37th Palau 0.95 33.3%
38th Samoa 0.95 7.0%
39th Israel 0.94 4.2%
40th Brunei Darussalam 0.93 8.5%
41st Latvia 0.92 -3.0%
42nd Qatar 0.92 1.5%
43rd United Arab Emirates 0.84 4.6%
44th Tuvalu 0.82 12.6%
45th Spain 0.80 -5.2%
46th Mauritius 0.80 -5.5%
47th Macao SAR, China 0.79 1.4%
48th Malta 0.79 -6.0%
49th Uruguay 0.77 10.0%
50th Dominica 0.73 6.1%
51st Marshall Islands 0.73 -5.5%
52nd Cayman Islands 0.72 -2.7%
53rd Bermuda 0.69 9.0%
54th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.69 32.2%
55th Chile 0.69 -22.6%
56th Bhutan 0.67 11.3%
57th St. Lucia 0.66 9.4%
58th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.64 11.1%
59th Kiribati 0.63 -29.4%
60th Slovak Republic 0.62 -8.5%
61st Tonga 0.60 38.6%
62nd Cyprus 0.57 -5.9%
63rd Malaysia 0.56 5.5%
64th Grenada 0.56 13.3%
65th Puerto Rico (US) 0.53 -7.6%
66th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.50 10.3%
67th Oman 0.50 30.3%
68th Seychelles 0.46 51.9%
69th Botswana 0.46 1.3%
70th Bahrain 0.44 -0.7%
71st Costa Rica 0.44 2.9%
72nd Poland 0.43 0.6%
73rd Hungary 0.42 -16.5%
74th Namibia 0.41 23.9%
75th Romania 0.40 6.0%
76th Cabo Verde 0.40 21.6%
77th Antigua and Barbuda 0.39 28.9%
78th Croatia 0.37 33.5%
79th Barbados 0.36 5.3%
80th Fiji 0.33 8.2%
81st Greece 0.33 1.2%
82nd Vanuatu 0.32 -28.3%
83rd Italy 0.30 23.6%
84th Saudi Arabia 0.29 41.0%
85th Kuwait 0.28 16.5%
86th Jordan 0.22 19.1%
87th Georgia 0.17 17.3%
88th Rwanda 0.15 -14.2%
89th Bahamas, The 0.13 90.4%
90th India 0.11 205.1%
91st Thailand 0.07 -29.9%
92nd Maldives 0.04 138.6%
93rd South Africa 0.04 -37.2%
94th Nauru -0.02 68.4%
95th China -0.04 -510.7%
96th Sri Lanka -0.06 -443.0%
97th Jamaica -0.07 63.9%
98th Ghana -0.08 26.1%
99th Dominican Republic -0.09 19.8%
100th North Macedonia -0.10 3.6%
101st Bulgaria -0.11 -56.7%
102nd Tunisia -0.11 -270.1%
103rd Serbia -0.11 1.3%
104th Montenegro -0.13 -50.0%
105th Suriname -0.13 -1.7%
106th Viet Nam -0.16 8.0%
107th Albania -0.17 41.0%
108th Trinidad and Tobago -0.17 -6.5%
109th Armenia -0.17 -41.5%
110th Mongolia -0.19 24.9%
111th Indonesia -0.19 25.8%
112th Morocco -0.21 15.2%
113th Malawi -0.22 10.7%
114th Solomon Islands -0.24 33.8%
115th Brazil -0.26 14.4%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.27 -1.9%
117th Senegal -0.27 32.6%
118th Moldova -0.29 19.9%
119th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.31 -1.2%
120th Guyana -0.31 24.8%
121st Kenya -0.32 24.5%
122nd Panama -0.36 -33.6%
123rd Kosovo -0.37 -21.7%
124th Uganda -0.37 -1.3%
125th Colombia -0.43 9.1%
126th Nepal -0.45 8.3%
127th Gambia, The -0.46 -12.2%
128th Türkiye -0.46 -6.0%
129th Cuba -0.46 -9.9%
130th Tanzania -0.46 16.2%
131st Lesotho -0.47 -9.7%
132nd Côte d'Ivoire -0.47 28.3%
133rd Kazakhstan -0.47 6.7%
134th Argentina -0.48 -0.9%
135th Niger -0.50 -17.0%
136th Zambia -0.52 14.7%
137th Philippines -0.52 22.3%
138th Togo -0.55 6.1%
139th Peru -0.55 -3.8%
140th West Bank and Gaza -0.56 -8.3%
141st Paraguay -0.59 -2.7%
142nd Benin -0.60 4.9%
143rd Bangladesh -0.60 3.8%
144th Burkina Faso -0.61 -32.1%
145th Papua New Guinea -0.62 18.1%
146th Ecuador -0.62 -74.9%
147th Azerbaijan -0.63 -3.1%
148th São Tomé and Principe -0.63 12.8%
149th Eswatini -0.65 -12.1%
150th Mauritania -0.65 5.9%
151st Pakistan -0.67 -2.0%
152nd Belize -0.72 10.0%
153rd El Salvador -0.74 14.3%
154th Lao PDR -0.80 -21.2%
155th Gabon -0.82 -16.3%
156th Sierra Leone -0.83 1.0%
157th Algeria -0.83 0.0%
158th Uzbekistan -0.85 7.5%
159th Cambodia -0.87 5.8%
160th Mexico -0.87 -7.6%
161st Timor-Leste -0.88 14.1%
162nd Nigeria -0.91 -5.0%
163rd Liberia -0.92 2.8%
164th Ukraine -0.92 -34.6%
165th Madagascar -0.95 -7.3%
166th Mali -0.98 -6.9%
167th Honduras -1.02 6.5%
168th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.02 -5.3%
169th Angola -1.02 -3.9%
170th Mozambique -1.02 2.9%
171st Cameroon -1.04 6.9%
172nd Congo, Republic of -1.09 0.8%
173rd Guinea -1.10 5.3%
174th Djibouti -1.10 -7.1%
175th Lebanon -1.10 -1.0%
176th Guatemala -1.13 -1.5%
177th Kyrgyz Republic -1.15 -4.5%
178th Russian Federation -1.20 -35.0%
179th Belarus -1.22 -8.9%
180th Zimbabwe -1.24 3.5%
181st Tajikistan -1.26 -4.0%
182nd Sudan -1.26 -3.4%
183rd Burundi -1.28 2.7%
184th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -1.30 -10.5%
185th Nicaragua -1.31 4.1%
186th Comoros -1.31 -4.5%
187th Chad -1.37 -2.3%
188th Haiti -1.38 -9.1%
189th Equatorial Guinea -1.41 -17.1%
190th Guinea-Bissau -1.45 0.6%
191st Turkmenistan -1.49 -2.3%
192nd Myanmar -1.53 -4.1%
193rd Afghanistan -1.66 11.6%
194th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.66 -1.6%
195th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.67 3.0%
196th Central African Republic -1.70 -0.7%
197th Iraq -1.75 -0.1%
198th Eritrea -1.77 -12.0%
199th Libya -1.80 0.1%
200th Yemen, Republic of -1.85 -2.6%
201st South Sudan -2.06 0.8%
202nd Syrian Arab Republic -2.07 0.6%
203rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.29 -0.2%

FAQ

What was Cambodia's rule of law in 2022?

Cambodia's rule of law in 2022 was -0.87. This ranked 159th globally.

How did Cambodia's rule of law change in 2022?

Cambodia's rule of law increased by 5.8% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest rule of law in 2022?

Finland had the highest rule of law in 2022 at 1.96.

What is the rule of law of Cambodia in 2022?

The rule of law of Cambodia in 2022 was -0.87. This ranked 159th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Cambodia's rule of law?

Cambodia's rule of law went from -0.92 in 2021 to -0.87 in 2022, a 5.8% increase.