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Philippines - Rule of Law 1998

Name: Philippines Rule of Law 1998
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Rule of Law · World Bank WGI

0.03 −0.05 from 1997 Global rank: 93rd

Philippines's rule of law was 0.03 in 1998. This was the 93rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Rule of Law by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
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 Philippines's rule of law in 1998?▾

Philippines's rule of law in 1998 was 0.03. This ranked 93rd globally.

How did Philippines's rule of law change in 1998?▾

Philippines's rule of law decreased by 63.4% 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 Philippines in 1998?▾

The rule of law of Philippines in 1998 was 0.03. This ranked 93rd globally.

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