Congo, Democratic Republic of - Rule of Law 2009

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
-1.64 −0.07 from 2008 Global rank: 198th

Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law was -1.64 in 2009, decreased +0.07 from -1.57 in 2008. This was the 198th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Rule of Law by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 1.96 2.7%
2nd Sweden 1.96 2.0%
3rd New Zealand 1.92 3.9%
4th Denmark 1.92 -1.9%
5th Norway 1.87 -4.3%
6th Luxembourg 1.82 1.7%
7th Netherlands 1.81 3.3%
8th Canada 1.80 0.0%
9th Austria 1.78 -7.0%
10th Switzerland 1.74 -3.4%
11th Ireland 1.74 2.3%
12th Australia 1.73 -1.5%
13th United Kingdom 1.73 2.1%
14th Greenland 1.72 -
15th Iceland 1.71 -7.9%
16th Germany 1.65 -4.9%
17th Liechtenstein 1.61 13.4%
18th United States 1.59 -2.3%
19th Singapore 1.56 -2.3%
20th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.49 0.7%
21st Malta 1.47 -8.7%
22nd France 1.45 -3.4%
23rd Aruba 1.43 68.3%
24th Belgium 1.38 3.1%
25th Japan 1.29 -1.6%
26th Andorra 1.22 2.6%
27th Cyprus 1.21 0.0%
28th Chile 1.19 -1.3%
29th Spain 1.16 -2.3%
30th American Samoa 1.13 0.6%
31st Guam 1.13 0.6%
32nd Estonia 1.12 -2.7%
33rd Slovenia 1.07 6.1%
34th Portugal 1.06 4.7%
35th Tuvalu 1.02 3.9%
36th Barbados 1.01 -22.4%
37th Korea 0.99 15.5%
38th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.99 4.4%
39th Antigua and Barbuda 0.97 3.7%
40th Czechia 0.96 6.2%
41st Monaco 0.94 4.6%
42nd San Marino 0.94 4.6%
43rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.92 -4.9%
44th Qatar 0.90 34.7%
45th Mauritius 0.90 -4.4%
46th Cayman Islands 0.89 -20.3%
47th St. Lucia 0.89 -2.4%
48th Bermuda 0.86 1.1%
49th Virgin Islands (US) 0.86 1.1%
50th Israel 0.84 -0.3%
51st Palau 0.81 4.4%
52nd Bahamas, The 0.79 -33.3%
53rd Latvia 0.79 1.6%
54th Brunei Darussalam 0.78 70.9%
55th Hungary 0.77 -15.6%
56th Puerto Rico (US) 0.76 41.6%
57th Uruguay 0.76 23.2%
58th Dominica 0.74 7.0%
59th Lithuania 0.72 5.6%
60th Macao SAR, China 0.71 54.3%
61st Samoa 0.67 -21.5%
62nd Greece 0.65 -24.2%
63rd Poland 0.65 17.3%
64th Botswana 0.59 -4.0%
65th Kuwait 0.58 0.0%
66th Costa Rica 0.58 27.6%
67th Oman 0.55 -6.3%
68th Slovak Republic 0.53 1.1%
69th Cabo Verde 0.53 -6.7%
70th Bahrain 0.51 -2.6%
71st Nauru 0.47 29.6%
72nd Vanuatu 0.41 -19.9%
73rd United Arab Emirates 0.40 -4.3%
74th Italy 0.40 -10.9%
75th Malaysia 0.37 51.2%
76th Marshall Islands 0.34 -57.5%
77th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.33 -35.2%
78th Namibia 0.25 -42.4%
79th Bhutan 0.22 -48.0%
80th Jordan 0.22 -45.6%
81st Grenada 0.16 23.3%
82nd Kiribati 0.14 -64.4%
83rd Tunisia 0.12 50.8%
84th Seychelles 0.12 -67.3%
85th South Africa 0.07 1,236.8%
86th Romania 0.05 446.4%
87th Türkiye 0.05 114.1%
88th Saudi Arabia 0.05 -34.4%
89th Croatia 0.04 75.5%
90th India 0.02 -81.2%
91st Montenegro -0.02 81.4%
92nd Bulgaria -0.04 66.7%
93rd Ghana -0.04 32.1%
94th Tonga -0.07 -166.1%
95th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.08 35.8%
96th Panama -0.10 52.3%
97th Sri Lanka -0.10 -13,070.9%
98th Brazil -0.10 63.9%
99th Malawi -0.12 0.4%
100th Suriname -0.12 46.8%
101st Maldives -0.15 11.7%
102nd Georgia -0.20 24.2%
103rd Burkina Faso -0.20 40.8%
104th Trinidad and Tobago -0.21 7.7%
105th Lesotho -0.22 10.0%
106th Thailand -0.26 -62.8%
107th Morocco -0.26 31.9%
108th Mongolia -0.26 21.3%
109th North Macedonia -0.29 8.9%
110th West Bank and Gaza -0.31 58.5%
111th Belize -0.32 -142.8%
112th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.36 11.6%
113th Mali -0.36 -13.7%
114th Senegal -0.37 -31.0%
115th Colombia -0.37 3.5%
116th Jamaica -0.40 -35.1%
117th Uganda -0.41 -19.3%
118th Moldova -0.43 -2.5%
119th China -0.46 3.3%
120th Armenia -0.47 -38.8%
121st Serbia -0.47 3.5%
122nd Zambia -0.48 -18.5%
123rd Tanzania -0.48 -35.2%
124th Eswatini -0.48 9.7%
125th Niger -0.49 27.8%
126th Albania -0.49 17.6%
127th Gabon -0.50 19.3%
128th Rwanda -0.50 -6.7%
129th Gambia, The -0.52 -22.0%
130th Viet Nam -0.53 -14.4%
131st Guyana -0.56 4.3%
132nd Mexico -0.56 18.3%
133rd Philippines -0.57 -4.5%
134th Syrian Arab Republic -0.58 19.8%
135th Kosovo -0.59 5.3%
136th Mozambique -0.60 2.6%
137th Indonesia -0.61 9.2%
138th Lebanon -0.61 -1.5%
139th Peru -0.62 14.5%
140th Benin -0.65 -23.3%
141st Solomon Islands -0.68 -6.6%
142nd Argentina -0.69 0.8%
143rd Djibouti -0.70 -6.2%
144th São Tomé and Principe -0.70 -41.2%
145th Cuba -0.71 13.9%
146th Kazakhstan -0.72 21.9%
147th Madagascar -0.73 -60.8%
148th El Salvador -0.78 -12.8%
149th Bangladesh -0.78 -4.3%
150th Ukraine -0.79 -11.9%
151st Nicaragua -0.79 2.6%
152nd Russian Federation -0.81 20.3%
153rd Dominican Republic -0.81 -18.5%
154th Mauritania -0.81 29.8%
155th Algeria -0.83 -7.5%
156th Pakistan -0.84 13.7%
157th Paraguay -0.86 5.8%
158th Fiji -0.87 -50.5%
159th Nepal -0.87 -29.7%
160th Azerbaijan -0.88 -5.1%
161st Honduras -0.90 7.8%
162nd Togo -0.90 -7.5%
163rd Papua New Guinea -0.91 0.5%
164th Sierra Leone -0.91 3.2%
165th Libya -0.94 -14.6%
166th Equatorial Guinea -0.99 -13.4%
167th Guatemala -1.01 9.7%
168th Kenya -1.02 -2.3%
169th Liberia -1.03 7.3%
170th Belarus -1.03 4.0%
171st Lao PDR -1.05 -20.1%
172nd Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.05 -7.7%
173rd Yemen, Republic of -1.09 -11.1%
174th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -1.11 -13.8%
175th Cambodia -1.12 2.7%
176th Cameroon -1.13 -2.3%
177th Nigeria -1.16 -11.3%
178th Comoros -1.16 -8.2%
179th Burundi -1.16 -11.7%
180th Timor-Leste -1.20 -14.5%
181st Ecuador -1.21 -9.0%
182nd Congo, Republic of -1.22 -2.2%
183rd Angola -1.24 10.3%
184th Côte d'Ivoire -1.25 12.9%
185th Sudan -1.27 12.1%
186th Tajikistan -1.27 1.8%
187th Eritrea -1.31 -0.5%
188th Central African Republic -1.32 7.5%
189th Uzbekistan -1.33 -13.0%
190th Kyrgyz Republic -1.33 3.8%
191st Haiti -1.33 -3.8%
192nd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.34 -8.8%
193rd Guinea-Bissau -1.35 4.2%
194th Turkmenistan -1.45 0.4%
195th Chad -1.53 6.1%
196th Myanmar -1.54 0.5%
197th Guinea -1.55 -0.8%
198th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.64 -4.5%
199th Iraq -1.70 3.8%
200th Zimbabwe -1.87 -4.4%
201st Afghanistan -1.88 1.4%
202nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.45 5.4%

FAQ

What was Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law in 2009?

Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law in 2009 was -1.64. This ranked 198th globally.

How did Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law change in 2009?

Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law decreased by 4.5% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest rule of law in 2009?

Finland had the highest rule of law in 2009 at 1.96.

What is the rule of law of Congo, Democratic Republic of in 2009?

The rule of law of Congo, Democratic Republic of in 2009 was -1.64. This ranked 198th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law?

Congo, Democratic Republic of's rule of law went from -1.57 in 2008 to -1.64 in 2009, a 4.5% decrease.