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New Zealand - Rule of Law 2005

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
1.85 −0.00 from 2004 Global rank: 7th

New Zealand's rule of law was 1.85 in 2005, decreased +0.00 from 1.85 in 2004. This was the 7th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005
Rule of Law by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 1.95 0.6%
2nd Iceland 1.94 1.7%
3rd Denmark 1.94 0.3%
4th Norway 1.91 -2.5%
5th Switzerland 1.90 0.8%
6th Austria 1.85 1.7%
7th New Zealand 1.85 -0.1%
8th Luxembourg 1.82 -1.4%
9th Sweden 1.80 -4.0%
10th Netherlands 1.75 0.8%
11th Australia 1.71 -4.6%
12th Singapore 1.70 3.5%
13th Germany 1.65 2.0%
14th Canada 1.65 -2.2%
15th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.60 2.2%
16th Ireland 1.58 4.9%
17th United Kingdom 1.56 -3.1%
18th United States 1.53 7.8%
19th Malta 1.42 7.8%
20th France 1.41 -1.2%
21st Bahamas, The 1.37 -1.1%
22nd Barbados 1.33 -6.3%
23rd Tuvalu 1.26 65.4%
24th Belgium 1.26 -4.1%
25th Japan 1.22 -2.0%
26th Portugal 1.22 -0.7%
27th Chile 1.21 3.8%
28th Micronesia, Federated States of 1.13 12.0%
29th Spain 1.12 -1.0%
30th Samoa 1.11 12.2%
31st American Samoa 1.11 32.1%
32nd Guam 1.11 11.9%
33rd Virgin Islands (US) 1.11 -7.1%
34th Korea 0.97 7.1%
35th Andorra 0.97 -19.1%
36th Liechtenstein 0.97 -10.6%
37th Mauritius 0.94 4.6%
38th Estonia 0.90 2.3%
39th Slovenia 0.88 -3.3%
40th Cyprus 0.88 -3.5%
41st St. Kitts and Nevis 0.87 0.5%
42nd Czechia 0.86 13.1%
43rd Aruba 0.85 -7.4%
44th Bermuda 0.85 -22.4%
45th Cayman Islands 0.85 -25.9%
46th Hungary 0.84 -0.9%
47th St. Lucia 0.83 2.8%
48th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.83 -4.6%
49th Israel 0.81 -4.8%
50th Greece 0.78 -12.7%
51st Monaco 0.78 -6.0%
52nd Nauru 0.78 -6.0%
53rd Palau 0.78 -6.0%
54th San Marino 0.78 -6.0%
55th Kiribati 0.75 24.3%
56th Macao SAR, China 0.72 -47.5%
57th Dominica 0.68 -6.0%
58th Antigua and Barbuda 0.66 -27.4%
59th Bahrain 0.60 -14.3%
60th Puerto Rico (US) 0.59 -25.8%
61st Lithuania 0.58 2.9%
62nd Qatar 0.58 70.1%
63rd Latvia 0.57 5.0%
64th Tonga 0.56 3,859.3%
65th Botswana 0.54 -3.8%
66th Kuwait 0.53 4.0%
67th Vanuatu 0.52 12.2%
68th Italy 0.51 -13.7%
69th Marshall Islands 0.50 -39.6%
70th Costa Rica 0.50 -1.1%
71st Slovak Republic 0.49 5.7%
72nd Poland 0.47 12.9%
73rd Uruguay 0.46 0.5%
74th Malaysia 0.43 -5.6%
75th Seychelles 0.40 -21.4%
76th United Arab Emirates 0.39 -10.1%
77th Grenada 0.38 34.9%
78th Cabo Verde 0.37 9.4%
79th Bhutan 0.33 48.8%
80th Oman 0.31 -40.1%
81st Jordan 0.30 0.6%
82nd Brunei Darussalam 0.23 -37.0%
83rd Sri Lanka 0.16 -24.9%
84th India 0.13 149.5%
85th Türkiye 0.12 38.7%
86th Fiji 0.10 51.1%
87th Maldives 0.09 130.3%
88th Croatia 0.08 102.2%
89th Senegal 0.01 -51.4%
90th Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.00 -109.2%
91st Thailand -0.01 -112.1%
92nd Trinidad and Tobago -0.01 -121.7%
93rd South Africa -0.01 -364.6%
94th Saudi Arabia -0.02 -287.1%
95th Tunisia -0.04 -177.7%
96th Belize -0.05 8.2%
97th Namibia -0.07 -193.4%
98th Panama -0.10 5.9%
99th Bulgaria -0.11 8.1%
100th Malawi -0.12 5.1%
101st Ghana -0.13 -6.5%
102nd Suriname -0.14 24.4%
103rd Montenegro -0.14 35.6%
104th Mali -0.14 27.9%
105th Romania -0.15 17.4%
106th Lesotho -0.19 -50.3%
107th Mongolia -0.22 -221.9%
108th Lebanon -0.23 -15.0%
109th Morocco -0.27 -449.9%
110th Tanzania -0.29 26.5%
111th North Macedonia -0.30 -54.2%
112th Viet Nam -0.32 47.4%
113th Philippines -0.33 47.0%
114th West Bank and Gaza -0.34 -27.4%
115th Moldova -0.35 4.2%
116th Madagascar -0.35 -28.6%
117th Mexico -0.38 6.6%
118th Armenia -0.39 19.3%
119th Gabon -0.40 18.0%
120th Jamaica -0.41 0.3%
121st Gambia, The -0.46 -17.3%
122nd Brazil -0.48 -18.6%
123rd Burkina Faso -0.50 6.6%
124th El Salvador -0.51 -2.9%
125th Timor-Leste -0.51 14.1%
126th Zambia -0.52 -7.9%
127th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.52 -5.9%
128th São Tomé and Principe -0.53 -130.5%
129th Benin -0.53 -12.0%
130th Uganda -0.54 21.9%
131st Argentina -0.56 27.3%
132nd Syrian Arab Republic -0.59 -24.8%
133rd Nicaragua -0.61 22.0%
134th Colombia -0.63 8.9%
135th Mozambique -0.63 6.8%
136th China -0.65 -11.1%
137th Guyana -0.66 -7.1%
138th Dominican Republic -0.69 -0.7%
139th Georgia -0.70 7.2%
140th Peru -0.70 -28.5%
141st Niger -0.72 -11.1%
142nd Mauritania -0.73 4.3%
143rd Albania -0.76 -9.0%
144th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.77 -22.1%
145th Honduras -0.77 9.3%
146th Algeria -0.77 -25.5%
147th Azerbaijan -0.79 12.0%
148th Indonesia -0.80 -8.9%
149th Ukraine -0.80 -3.8%
150th Solomon Islands -0.81 -3.2%
151st Ecuador -0.82 -7.4%
152nd Kosovo -0.82 -3.3%
153rd Nepal -0.83 -9.6%
154th Rwanda -0.86 -1.3%
155th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.87 -28.5%
156th Eswatini -0.88 -9.8%
157th Kenya -0.88 -1.9%
158th Pakistan -0.89 10.5%
159th Serbia -0.95 -28.5%
160th Kazakhstan -0.95 15.4%
161st Djibouti -0.95 -23.5%
162nd Paraguay -0.96 1.9%
163rd Russian Federation -0.96 -5.3%
164th Eritrea -0.98 -4.5%
165th Bangladesh -0.98 12.8%
166th Libya -0.98 -7.7%
167th Papua New Guinea -1.01 -32.8%
168th Comoros -1.04 -2.7%
169th Guatemala -1.05 1.3%
170th Togo -1.06 3.5%
171st Cuba -1.09 1.9%
172nd Tajikistan -1.10 7.0%
173rd Kyrgyz Republic -1.12 -41.6%
174th Burundi -1.13 23.7%
175th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.14 10.5%
176th Sierra Leone -1.15 -0.1%
177th Belarus -1.16 2.8%
178th Lao PDR -1.17 6.8%
179th Cameroon -1.19 -1.5%
180th Equatorial Guinea -1.24 -3.5%
181st Cambodia -1.24 -2.2%
182nd Guinea-Bissau -1.26 -5.1%
183rd Yemen, Republic of -1.27 -2.7%
184th Liberia -1.32 15.6%
185th Nigeria -1.35 5.9%
186th Guinea -1.42 -9.3%
187th Central African Republic -1.45 7.1%
188th Angola -1.46 3.7%
189th Congo, Republic of -1.47 -23.6%
190th Uzbekistan -1.48 -10.6%
191st Chad -1.50 -12.8%
192nd Côte d'Ivoire -1.54 -8.1%
193rd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.54 10.1%
194th Turkmenistan -1.61 1.0%
195th Sudan -1.65 -7.7%
196th Afghanistan -1.66 1.8%
197th Haiti -1.66 3.8%
198th Iraq -1.72 5.9%
199th Myanmar -1.74 0.0%
200th Zimbabwe -1.83 -8.6%
201st Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.22 3.0%

FAQ

What was New Zealand's rule of law in 2005?

New Zealand's rule of law in 2005 was 1.85. This ranked 7th globally.

How did New Zealand's rule of law change in 2005?

New Zealand's rule of law decreased by 0.1% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest rule of law in 2005?

Finland had the highest rule of law in 2005 at 1.95.

What is the rule of law of New Zealand in 2005?

The rule of law of New Zealand in 2005 was 1.85. This ranked 7th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for New Zealand's rule of law?

New Zealand's rule of law went from 1.85 in 2004 to 1.85 in 2005, a 0.1% decrease.