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Hungary - Rule of Law 2008

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
0.91 −0.03 from 2007 Global rank: 41st

Hungary's rule of law was 0.91 in 2008, decreased +0.03 from 0.94 in 2007. This was the 41st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008
Rule of Law by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
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 Hungary's rule of law in 2008?

Hungary's rule of law in 2008 was 0.91. This ranked 41st globally.

How did Hungary's rule of law change in 2008?

Hungary's rule of law decreased by 3.0% 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 Hungary in 2008?

The rule of law of Hungary in 2008 was 0.91. This ranked 41st globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Hungary's rule of law?

Hungary's rule of law went from 0.94 in 2007 to 0.91 in 2008, a 3.0% decrease.