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North Macedonia - Rule of Law 1998

Rule of Law · World Bank WGI
-0.33 −0.02 from 1997 Global rank: 114th

North Macedonia's rule of law was -0.33 in 1998. This was the 114th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998
Rule of Law by Country - 1998
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 1.95 2.3%
2nd Norway 1.95 1.4%
3rd Switzerland 1.93 -0.2%
4th New Zealand 1.85 -0.4%
5th Denmark 1.84 0.9%
6th Austria 1.80 -0.3%
7th Luxembourg 1.76 3.1%
8th Australia 1.76 2.5%
9th Sweden 1.75 -2.5%
10th Netherlands 1.74 2.8%
11th United Kingdom 1.73 6.4%
12th Canada 1.71 4.1%
13th Iceland 1.66 3.6%
14th Germany 1.62 0.8%
15th Ireland 1.59 6.0%
16th United States 1.57 4.4%
17th Liechtenstein 1.47 0.5%
18th Cayman Islands 1.46 0.1%
19th France 1.36 -8.0%
20th Japan 1.35 0.1%
21st Spain 1.31 -9.0%
22nd Malta 1.26 19.7%
23rd Bahamas, The 1.26 9.8%
24th Portugal 1.24 -3.4%
25th Singapore 1.24 -0.1%
26th Barbados 1.23 17.8%
27th Belgium 1.22 -10.9%
28th Bermuda 1.21 -0.1%
29th Andorra 1.18 1.6%
30th Slovenia 1.18 10.1%
31st Chile 1.10 -1.4%
32nd Antigua and Barbuda 1.05 0.3%
33rd Mauritius 1.02 13.5%
34th Israel 0.99 -22.3%
35th Hong Kong SAR, China 0.98 31.1%
36th Samoa 0.96 1.3%
37th Puerto Rico (US) 0.96 -0.4%
38th Cyprus 0.95 10.3%
39th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.88 8.3%
40th Kiribati 0.88 8.3%
41st St. Kitts and Nevis 0.88 8.3%
42nd St. Lucia 0.88 8.3%
43rd Monaco 0.88 8.3%
44th Nauru 0.88 8.3%
45th Palau 0.88 8.3%
46th San Marino 0.88 8.3%
47th Tonga 0.88 8.3%
48th Tuvalu 0.88 8.3%
49th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.88 8.3%
50th Czechia 0.87 -5.4%
51st Dominica 0.84 0.1%
52nd Hungary 0.81 -10.6%
53rd Italy 0.80 -24.1%
54th Poland 0.80 4.1%
55th Korea 0.78 -2.5%
56th Greece 0.78 -26.4%
57th Solomon Islands 0.73 -1.1%
58th United Arab Emirates 0.72 4.0%
59th Cabo Verde 0.67 -35.6%
60th Costa Rica 0.63 2.4%
61st Botswana 0.63 8.0%
62nd Seychelles 0.62 3.5%
63rd Uruguay 0.62 9.9%
64th Kuwait 0.61 1.6%
65th Trinidad and Tobago 0.59 11.3%
66th Estonia 0.59 3.1%
67th Lithuania 0.55 22.8%
68th Brunei Darussalam 0.53 -34.8%
69th Thailand 0.51 -5.6%
70th Oman 0.42 -22.9%
71st Grenada 0.42 -0.9%
72nd Bahrain 0.35 3,583.0%
73rd Fiji 0.34 6.2%
74th India 0.34 6.9%
75th Vanuatu 0.33 3.2%
76th Jordan 0.30 8.4%
77th Malaysia 0.28 -45.8%
78th São Tomé and Principe 0.26 -2.3%
79th Mongolia 0.24 20.6%
80th Latvia 0.24 76.9%
81st Macao SAR, China 0.20 -5.0%
82nd Namibia 0.18 -29.2%
83rd Qatar 0.17 583.3%
84th Slovak Republic 0.17 5.8%
85th Lesotho 0.17 70.2%
86th South Africa 0.16 79.3%
87th Morocco 0.13 -41.5%
88th Senegal 0.07 137.9%
89th Sri Lanka 0.06 -60.1%
90th Benin 0.05 -3.4%
91st Saudi Arabia 0.05 -59.2%
92nd Bhutan 0.04 221.6%
93rd Philippines 0.03 -63.4%
94th Nepal 0.01 249.3%
95th Gambia, The 0.00 -115.4%
96th Suriname 0.00 94.9%
97th Argentina -0.04 -151.5%
98th West Bank and Gaza -0.05 -30.8%
99th Moldova -0.06 47.5%
100th Türkiye -0.10 28.3%
101st Belize -0.11 -225.4%
102nd Romania -0.11 -403.9%
103rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.13 -10,157.4%
104th Panama -0.13 21.9%
105th Marshall Islands -0.16 20.3%
106th Tanzania -0.17 10.7%
107th Maldives -0.18 -1,110.5%
108th Brazil -0.20 9.2%
109th Bulgaria -0.22 35.6%
110th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.23 13.1%
111th Mali -0.23 23.3%
112th Jamaica -0.25 25.9%
113th Tunisia -0.32 -5.3%
114th North Macedonia -0.33 -7.8%
115th Guyana -0.37 -80.1%
116th Gabon -0.37 43.2%
117th Madagascar -0.37 8.0%
118th Armenia -0.38 18.8%
119th Viet Nam -0.40 16.5%
120th Croatia -0.41 35.9%
121st Lebanon -0.41 -46.3%
122nd Malawi -0.42 -12.8%
123rd Ghana -0.44 -88.3%
124th Mauritania -0.46 9.2%
125th Zambia -0.47 11.8%
126th China -0.48 12.6%
127th Papua New Guinea -0.52 16.0%
128th Mexico -0.53 26.8%
129th Syrian Arab Republic -0.54 1.7%
130th Ecuador -0.54 -20.0%
131st Dominican Republic -0.58 -10.4%
132nd Nicaragua -0.61 -17.3%
133rd Eritrea -0.63 3.1%
134th Uganda -0.65 -11.4%
135th Eswatini -0.66 -39.8%
136th Colombia -0.66 11.8%
137th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.67 -178.0%
138th Niger -0.68 -4.3%
139th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.68 27.3%
140th El Salvador -0.69 20.6%
141st Peru -0.74 -6.0%
142nd Indonesia -0.75 -53.2%
143rd Togo -0.76 -3.9%
144th Zimbabwe -0.77 4.9%
145th Montenegro -0.79 -
146th Pakistan -0.79 -26.9%
147th Kyrgyz Republic -0.80 -9.7%
148th Mozambique -0.83 -3.3%
149th Paraguay -0.83 -25.7%
150th Russian Federation -0.86 -7.8%
151st Comoros -0.88 -0.3%
152nd Honduras -0.89 4.7%
153rd Belarus -0.89 -11.6%
154th Djibouti -0.91 6.4%
155th Burkina Faso -0.91 2.2%
156th Côte d'Ivoire -0.92 -17.5%
157th Albania -0.93 -35.8%
158th Bangladesh -0.94 -0.2%
159th Ukraine -0.98 -19.3%
160th Lao PDR -0.99 5.3%
161st Kenya -1.03 -0.6%
162nd Guatemala -1.04 7.6%
163rd Cuba -1.05 8.0%
164th Kazakhstan -1.11 6.2%
165th Libya -1.12 5.5%
166th Azerbaijan -1.12 6.6%
167th Cameroon -1.14 21.0%
168th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.15 0.1%
169th Central African Republic -1.17 -1.2%
170th Cambodia -1.18 1.3%
171st Nigeria -1.19 7.8%
172nd Chad -1.19 5.2%
173rd Algeria -1.20 1.6%
174th Georgia -1.22 3.0%
175th Uzbekistan -1.26 -1.5%
176th Serbia -1.26 -0.1%
177th Sierra Leone -1.31 4.9%
178th Equatorial Guinea -1.35 -5.4%
179th Burundi -1.38 2.6%
180th Guinea -1.39 3.8%
181st Yemen, Republic of -1.39 -0.9%
182nd Turkmenistan -1.41 5.2%
183rd Haiti -1.43 -2.7%
184th Rwanda -1.46 2.7%
185th Angola -1.53 6.3%
186th Tajikistan -1.53 6.9%
187th Myanmar -1.53 2.9%
188th Iraq -1.55 0.9%
189th Timor-Leste -1.57 0.0%
190th Congo, Republic of -1.62 -55.1%
191st Sudan -1.67 2.3%
192nd Afghanistan -1.73 3.0%
193rd Liberia -1.80 6.5%
194th Guinea-Bissau -1.88 -12.4%
195th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.92 -2.2%
196th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.14 0.4%

FAQ

What was North Macedonia's rule of law in 1998?

North Macedonia's rule of law in 1998 was -0.33. This ranked 114th globally.

How did North Macedonia's rule of law change in 1998?

North Macedonia's rule of law decreased by 7.8% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest rule of law in 1998?

Finland had the highest rule of law in 1998 at 1.95.

What is the rule of law of North Macedonia in 1998?

The rule of law of North Macedonia in 1998 was -0.33. This ranked 114th globally.