Hong Kong SAR, China - Rule of Law 2008
1.48
−0.03 from 2007
Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law was 1.48 in 2008, decreased +0.03 from 1.51 in 2007. This was the 20th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2008▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 1.96 | 1.5% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 1.95 | -2.1% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 1.92 | 1.4% |
| 4th | Austria | 1.91 | -1.6% |
| 5th | Finland | 1.91 | 0.7% |
| 6th | Iceland | 1.85 | 1.4% |
| 7th | New Zealand | 1.85 | 1.3% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 1.80 | -1.3% |
| 9th | Canada | 1.80 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 1.79 | 2.4% |
| 11th | Australia | 1.76 | 0.9% |
| 12th | Netherlands | 1.75 | -1.1% |
| 13th | Germany | 1.73 | -1.2% |
| 14th | Ireland | 1.70 | -1.4% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 1.70 | -1.4% |
| 16th | United States | 1.63 | 1.1% |
| 17th | Malta | 1.61 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Singapore | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 19th | France | 1.50 | 2.7% |
| 20th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.48 | -2.1% |
| 21st | Liechtenstein | 1.42 | 1.8% |
| 22nd | Belgium | 1.34 | 1.5% |
| 23rd | Japan | 1.31 | -0.8% |
| 24th | Barbados | 1.30 | -1.1% |
| 25th | Chile | 1.21 | 1.3% |
| 26th | Cyprus | 1.21 | 9.1% |
| 27th | Andorra | 1.19 | 1.6% |
| 28th | Bahamas, The | 1.19 | -5.2% |
| 29th | Spain | 1.18 | 2.6% |
| 30th | Estonia | 1.16 | 3.0% |
| 31st | American Samoa | 1.12 | 2.5% |
| 32nd | Cayman Islands | 1.12 | 2.5% |
| 33rd | Guam | 1.12 | 2.5% |
| 34th | Portugal | 1.01 | 0.8% |
| 35th | Slovenia | 1.01 | 6.6% |
| 36th | Tuvalu | 0.98 | -1.3% |
| 37th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.97 | 38.8% |
| 38th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.95 | 6.6% |
| 39th | Mauritius | 0.94 | 10.2% |
| 40th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.94 | 5.0% |
| 41st | Hungary | 0.91 | -3.0% |
| 42nd | St. Lucia | 0.91 | 7.5% |
| 43rd | Monaco | 0.90 | 2.9% |
| 44th | San Marino | 0.90 | 2.9% |
| 45th | Czechia | 0.90 | 2.4% |
| 46th | Korea | 0.86 | -14.8% |
| 47th | Greece | 0.85 | -0.7% |
| 48th | Samoa | 0.85 | -10.5% |
| 49th | Aruba | 0.85 | 2.5% |
| 50th | Bermuda | 0.85 | 2.5% |
| 51st | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.85 | 2.5% |
| 52nd | Israel | 0.84 | 2.6% |
| 53rd | Marshall Islands | 0.79 | -9.5% |
| 54th | Latvia | 0.78 | 8.6% |
| 55th | Palau | 0.77 | -12.1% |
| 56th | Dominica | 0.69 | -1.1% |
| 57th | Lithuania | 0.68 | -0.3% |
| 58th | Qatar | 0.67 | 28.9% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.61 | 2.2% |
| 60th | Botswana | 0.61 | 12.0% |
| 61st | Oman | 0.59 | 46.0% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 0.58 | -2.1% |
| 63rd | Cabo Verde | 0.57 | -6.5% |
| 64th | Poland | 0.55 | 34.6% |
| 65th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.54 | -6.7% |
| 66th | Slovak Republic | 0.53 | 23.2% |
| 67th | Bahrain | 0.53 | 0.8% |
| 68th | Vanuatu | 0.51 | -13.7% |
| 69th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.51 | -56.3% |
| 70th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.46 | 14.0% |
| 71st | Macao SAR, China | 0.46 | 47.9% |
| 72nd | Costa Rica | 0.45 | 28.0% |
| 73rd | Italy | 0.45 | -4.2% |
| 74th | Namibia | 0.44 | 172.3% |
| 75th | Bhutan | 0.42 | 14.6% |
| 76th | United Arab Emirates | 0.42 | 51.8% |
| 77th | Kiribati | 0.40 | -50.6% |
| 78th | Jordan | 0.40 | 9.6% |
| 79th | Nauru | 0.37 | -27.4% |
| 80th | Seychelles | 0.36 | 15.3% |
| 81st | Malaysia | 0.25 | -32.6% |
| 82nd | Grenada | 0.13 | -33.2% |
| 83rd | Tonga | 0.11 | -78.8% |
| 84th | India | 0.10 | -1.1% |
| 85th | Tunisia | 0.08 | -1.6% |
| 86th | Saudi Arabia | 0.07 | 1.1% |
| 87th | Croatia | 0.03 | -35.0% |
| 88th | Türkiye | 0.02 | 163.8% |
| 89th | South Africa | 0.01 | 2,019.8% |
| 90th | Sri Lanka | 0.00 | -100.6% |
| 91st | Romania | -0.02 | 85.3% |
| 92nd | Ghana | -0.06 | -259.0% |
| 93rd | Montenegro | -0.09 | 54.2% |
| 94th | Malawi | -0.12 | 29.1% |
| 95th | Bulgaria | -0.12 | -109.9% |
| 96th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.13 | 47.3% |
| 97th | Belize | -0.13 | -197.0% |
| 98th | Thailand | -0.16 | -16.2% |
| 99th | Maldives | -0.17 | -31.0% |
| 100th | Panama | -0.20 | -17.2% |
| 101st | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.23 | -48.6% |
| 102nd | Suriname | -0.23 | 5.1% |
| 103rd | Lesotho | -0.25 | 21.1% |
| 104th | Georgia | -0.26 | 23.7% |
| 105th | Senegal | -0.28 | -16.9% |
| 106th | Brazil | -0.29 | 29.7% |
| 107th | Jamaica | -0.30 | 15.1% |
| 108th | Mali | -0.32 | -75.2% |
| 109th | North Macedonia | -0.32 | 24.0% |
| 110th | Mongolia | -0.33 | 1.7% |
| 111th | Armenia | -0.34 | 32.0% |
| 112th | Burkina Faso | -0.34 | 12.9% |
| 113th | Uganda | -0.34 | 3.6% |
| 114th | Tanzania | -0.36 | 6.2% |
| 115th | Colombia | -0.38 | 12.0% |
| 116th | Morocco | -0.39 | -17.0% |
| 117th | Zambia | -0.40 | 23.6% |
| 118th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.41 | 13.3% |
| 119th | Moldova | -0.42 | 16.3% |
| 120th | Gambia, The | -0.43 | -28.7% |
| 121st | Madagascar | -0.46 | -17.0% |
| 122nd | Viet Nam | -0.46 | 5.3% |
| 123rd | Rwanda | -0.47 | 18.5% |
| 124th | China | -0.48 | 19.8% |
| 125th | Serbia | -0.49 | -5.9% |
| 126th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.49 | -8.2% |
| 127th | Benin | -0.53 | -3.4% |
| 128th | Eswatini | -0.53 | 23.5% |
| 129th | Philippines | -0.55 | -18.8% |
| 130th | Fiji | -0.57 | 7.5% |
| 131st | Guyana | -0.58 | -27.0% |
| 132nd | Albania | -0.60 | 9.3% |
| 133rd | Lebanon | -0.61 | 7.7% |
| 134th | Mozambique | -0.62 | -1.2% |
| 135th | Gabon | -0.62 | 11.6% |
| 136th | Kosovo | -0.63 | 17.2% |
| 137th | Solomon Islands | -0.63 | 19.0% |
| 138th | Djibouti | -0.66 | 14.8% |
| 139th | Nepal | -0.67 | -13.7% |
| 140th | Indonesia | -0.67 | 3.6% |
| 141st | Niger | -0.68 | -11.1% |
| 142nd | Dominican Republic | -0.68 | -9.1% |
| 143rd | Mexico | -0.69 | -27.0% |
| 144th | El Salvador | -0.69 | 4.0% |
| 145th | Argentina | -0.70 | -16.3% |
| 146th | Ukraine | -0.70 | 5.8% |
| 147th | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.72 | 13.5% |
| 148th | Peru | -0.73 | 2.8% |
| 149th | Bangladesh | -0.75 | 9.0% |
| 150th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.76 | -21.2% |
| 151st | Algeria | -0.77 | 3.0% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | -0.81 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Libya | -0.82 | 13.8% |
| 154th | Cuba | -0.83 | -19.9% |
| 155th | Togo | -0.83 | 10.4% |
| 156th | Azerbaijan | -0.84 | 5.0% |
| 157th | Equatorial Guinea | -0.87 | 11.6% |
| 158th | Lao PDR | -0.87 | 8.6% |
| 159th | Paraguay | -0.91 | 5.6% |
| 160th | Papua New Guinea | -0.92 | -6.4% |
| 161st | Kazakhstan | -0.93 | 10.2% |
| 162nd | Sierra Leone | -0.94 | 5.0% |
| 163rd | Honduras | -0.97 | -4.6% |
| 164th | Pakistan | -0.97 | -9.6% |
| 165th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.98 | 4.8% |
| 166th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.98 | -17.6% |
| 167th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.98 | -1.6% |
| 168th | Kenya | -1.00 | -3.0% |
| 169th | Russian Federation | -1.01 | -0.4% |
| 170th | Burundi | -1.04 | 3.8% |
| 171st | Nigeria | -1.04 | 2.1% |
| 172nd | Timor-Leste | -1.05 | 12.7% |
| 173rd | Belarus | -1.07 | 8.3% |
| 174th | Comoros | -1.07 | -2.9% |
| 175th | Ecuador | -1.11 | -7.0% |
| 176th | Cameroon | -1.11 | 6.7% |
| 177th | Liberia | -1.11 | -22.0% |
| 178th | Guatemala | -1.12 | -0.1% |
| 179th | Cambodia | -1.16 | -0.9% |
| 180th | Mauritania | -1.16 | -65.2% |
| 181st | Uzbekistan | -1.17 | 4.2% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | -1.19 | 2.4% |
| 183rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.24 | 2.0% |
| 184th | Haiti | -1.29 | 4.8% |
| 185th | Tajikistan | -1.30 | 0.0% |
| 186th | Eritrea | -1.31 | -2.6% |
| 187th | Angola | -1.38 | -0.2% |
| 188th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.38 | -4.6% |
| 189th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.41 | -6.1% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | -1.43 | 9.0% |
| 191st | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.44 | 2.3% |
| 192nd | Sudan | -1.45 | -1.4% |
| 193rd | Turkmenistan | -1.46 | 6.8% |
| 194th | Guinea | -1.54 | -6.1% |
| 195th | Myanmar | -1.54 | 0.5% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.57 | 2.5% |
| 197th | Chad | -1.63 | -5.3% |
| 198th | Iraq | -1.77 | 3.8% |
| 199th | Zimbabwe | -1.79 | 0.9% |
| 200th | Afghanistan | -1.90 | -2.7% |
| 201st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.59 | -7.1% |
FAQ
What was Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law in 2008?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law in 2008 was 1.48. This ranked 20th globally.
How did Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law change in 2008?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law decreased by 2.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.
Which country had the highest rule of law in 2008?▾
Norway had the highest rule of law in 2008 at 1.96.
What is the rule of law of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2008?▾
The rule of law of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2008 was 1.48. This ranked 20th globally.
How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law?▾
Hong Kong SAR, China's rule of law went from 1.51 in 2007 to 1.48 in 2008, a 2.1% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Hong Kong SAR, China matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2008. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 6.8%. View full analysis →
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