Rule of Law - Ranking 2012
Year
In 2012, Norway (1.95), Finland (1.94), and Sweden (1.93) ranked highest in rule of law among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at -2.42.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Norway | 1.95 | +4.7% |
| 2nd | Finland | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 1.88 | -0.6% |
| 5th | Denmark | 1.88 | -2.3% |
| 6th | Austria | 1.86 | +3.2% |
| 7th | Netherlands | 1.85 | +2.2% |
| 8th | Switzerland | 1.81 | +5.2% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 1.79 | -1.7% |
| 10th | Australia | 1.76 | +1.5% |
| 11th | Canada | 1.76 | +1.7% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.73 | +4.3% |
| 13th | Ireland | 1.73 | -1.1% |
| 14th | Singapore | 1.72 | +3.8% |
| 15th | Greenland | 1.71 | -1.2% |
| 16th | Iceland | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 17th | Germany | 1.67 | +3.2% |
| 18th | United States | 1.62 | +1.8% |
| 19th | Liechtenstein | 1.59 | -0.9% |
| 20th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.57 | +1.8% |
| 21st | Belgium | 1.45 | +1.0% |
| 22nd | France | 1.44 | +0.5% |
| 23rd | Andorra | 1.40 | +0.1% |
| 24th | Japan | 1.35 | +3.7% |
| 25th | Malta | 1.34 | +4.7% |
| 26th | Aruba | 1.31 | -1.0% |
| 27th | Chile | 1.29 | +1.9% |
| 28th | Estonia | 1.15 | -2.1% |
| 29th | American Samoa | 1.10 | +0.5% |
| 30th | Bermuda | 1.10 | +0.5% |
| 31st | Guam | 1.10 | +0.5% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 1.09 | +2.7% |
| 33rd | Spain | 1.04 | -11.3% |
| 34th | Portugal | 1.04 | +4.0% |
| 35th | Barbados | 1.03 | -4.5% |
| 36th | Mauritius | 1.02 | +9.5% |
| 37th | Czechia | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 38th | Slovenia | 1.01 | -3.5% |
| 39th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.99 | +2.2% |
| 40th | Korea | 0.98 | -4.0% |
| 41st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.97 | -0.7% |
| 42nd | Qatar | 0.95 | +26.9% |
| 43rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.95 | +0.4% |
| 44th | Israel | 0.93 | -7.6% |
| 45th | Monaco | 0.93 | -1.4% |
| 46th | San Marino | 0.93 | -1.4% |
| 47th | Palau | 0.90 | +1.2% |
| 48th | Cayman Islands | 0.89 | +1.7% |
| 49th | Lithuania | 0.84 | +10.0% |
| 50th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.83 | +0.6% |
| 51st | Poland | 0.82 | +2.9% |
| 52nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.79 | +9.2% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.79 | -6.6% |
| 54th | Latvia | 0.78 | +5.4% |
| 55th | Samoa | 0.74 | +1.6% |
| 56th | Nauru | 0.73 | +30.8% |
| 57th | St. Lucia | 0.72 | -12.8% |
| 58th | Dominica | 0.70 | +1.7% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | 0.65 | -5.7% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 0.61 | -16.0% |
| 61st | Bahamas, The | 0.61 | +0.6% |
| 62nd | Hungary | 0.61 | -19.2% |
| 63rd | Botswana | 0.59 | -1.1% |
| 64th | Tuvalu | 0.56 | -43.6% |
| 65th | United Arab Emirates | 0.53 | +7.2% |
| 66th | Costa Rica | 0.53 | +19.3% |
| 67th | Oman | 0.52 | +12.3% |
| 68th | Cabo Verde | 0.51 | +1.4% |
| 69th | Slovak Republic | 0.49 | -18.7% |
| 70th | Italy | 0.43 | -11.9% |
| 71st | Greece | 0.39 | -27.2% |
| 72nd | Malaysia | 0.38 | -5.7% |
| 73rd | Kuwait | 0.36 | -33.2% |
| 74th | Jordan | 0.35 | +74.9% |
| 75th | Vanuatu | 0.34 | +12.6% |
| 76th | Namibia | 0.30 | +86.4% |
| 77th | Bhutan | 0.26 | +26.9% |
| 78th | Bahrain | 0.25 | -26.8% |
| 79th | Grenada | 0.19 | +8.3% |
| 80th | Kiribati | 0.18 | +51.0% |
| 81st | Croatia | 0.15 | +32.6% |
| 82nd | Saudi Arabia | 0.14 | +210.2% |
| 83rd | Marshall Islands | 0.11 | -38.5% |
| 84th | Romania | 0.09 | -11.3% |
| 85th | South Africa | 0.08 | -34.9% |
| 86th | Seychelles | 0.06 | +5,720.2% |
| 87th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.03 | +165.5% |
| 88th | Ghana | 0.02 | +630.2% |
| 89th | Georgia | -0.01 | +94.8% |
| 90th | Tonga | -0.02 | -315.0% |
| 91st | Türkiye | -0.04 | -336.8% |
| 92nd | Montenegro | -0.06 | +0.6% |
| 93rd | Suriname | -0.06 | -28.9% |
| 94th | India | -0.06 | +27.1% |
| 95th | Brazil | -0.08 | -270.4% |
| 96th | Sri Lanka | -0.11 | +2.5% |
| 97th | Bulgaria | -0.12 | +18.7% |
| 98th | Tunisia | -0.16 | +15.0% |
| 99th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.17 | +7.0% |
| 100th | Thailand | -0.17 | +25.0% |
| 101st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.20 | +40.6% |
| 102nd | Panama | -0.22 | -958.2% |
| 103rd | Malawi | -0.24 | -45.3% |
| 104th | Rwanda | -0.25 | +17.6% |
| 105th | North Macedonia | -0.25 | +6.7% |
| 106th | Lesotho | -0.27 | +0.3% |
| 107th | Senegal | -0.28 | +38.2% |
| 108th | Morocco | -0.29 | -6.1% |
| 109th | Moldova | -0.32 | +1.4% |
| 110th | Colombia | -0.33 | -49.9% |
| 111th | Serbia | -0.33 | -2.4% |
| 112th | Jamaica | -0.35 | +6.5% |
| 113th | Uganda | -0.36 | +0.9% |
| 114th | Zambia | -0.36 | +21.1% |
| 115th | Mongolia | -0.37 | -40.0% |
| 116th | Gabon | -0.41 | -2.9% |
| 117th | Armenia | -0.42 | +4.4% |
| 118th | Burkina Faso | -0.43 | -21.5% |
| 119th | Belize | -0.44 | +7.2% |
| 120th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.45 | -2.1% |
| 121st | Guyana | -0.52 | -1.6% |
| 122nd | Albania | -0.52 | -17.4% |
| 123rd | Philippines | -0.52 | -3.2% |
| 124th | Kosovo | -0.53 | -1.4% |
| 125th | Solomon Islands | -0.53 | -1.8% |
| 126th | Mexico | -0.54 | +2.7% |
| 127th | Eswatini | -0.54 | -0.3% |
| 128th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.54 | -10.9% |
| 129th | Tanzania | -0.54 | -4.4% |
| 130th | Maldives | -0.54 | -0.4% |
| 131st | China | -0.55 | -20.2% |
| 132nd | Viet Nam | -0.55 | -2.4% |
| 133rd | Benin | -0.57 | +12.7% |
| 134th | Peru | -0.58 | -0.2% |
| 135th | Indonesia | -0.58 | +2.7% |
| 136th | Mozambique | -0.60 | -3.3% |
| 137th | Gambia, The | -0.60 | -7.3% |
| 138th | Argentina | -0.62 | -10.6% |
| 139th | Niger | -0.66 | -62.9% |
| 140th | Mali | -0.66 | -32.9% |
| 141st | Fiji | -0.67 | +5.7% |
| 142nd | Lebanon | -0.70 | -10.4% |
| 143rd | Cuba | -0.71 | -2.1% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | -0.72 | +11.3% |
| 145th | El Salvador | -0.73 | +3.1% |
| 146th | Nicaragua | -0.73 | -1.1% |
| 147th | Nepal | -0.74 | +17.3% |
| 148th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.75 | -11.5% |
| 149th | Kazakhstan | -0.77 | -20.5% |
| 150th | Djibouti | -0.80 | +2.2% |
| 151st | Paraguay | -0.81 | -1.4% |
| 152nd | Algeria | -0.81 | +3.9% |
| 153rd | Ukraine | -0.82 | +4.0% |
| 154th | Kenya | -0.83 | +8.9% |
| 155th | Papua New Guinea | -0.83 | -2.7% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | -0.86 | +14.5% |
| 157th | Russian Federation | -0.86 | -14.8% |
| 158th | Sierra Leone | -0.87 | -0.6% |
| 159th | Azerbaijan | -0.88 | +6.3% |
| 160th | Pakistan | -0.88 | +2.6% |
| 161st | Liberia | -0.89 | +5.2% |
| 162nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.92 | +5.1% |
| 163rd | Belarus | -0.92 | +17.1% |
| 164th | Madagascar | -0.93 | -3.7% |
| 165th | Bangladesh | -0.94 | -27.7% |
| 166th | Mauritania | -0.94 | -1.1% |
| 167th | Togo | -0.95 | -6.1% |
| 168th | Libya | -0.98 | +9.0% |
| 169th | Cambodia | -0.98 | +6.6% |
| 170th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.02 | -3.5% |
| 171st | Cameroon | -1.04 | +3.5% |
| 172nd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.05 | -4.1% |
| 173rd | Ecuador | -1.06 | +7.0% |
| 174th | Comoros | -1.08 | -3.1% |
| 175th | Guatemala | -1.08 | -5.1% |
| 176th | Burundi | -1.08 | +6.1% |
| 177th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.09 | +14.7% |
| 178th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.13 | -44.9% |
| 179th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.13 | +5.1% |
| 180th | Nigeria | -1.14 | +3.4% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | -1.14 | +5.4% |
| 182nd | Timor-Leste | -1.14 | +3.6% |
| 183rd | Honduras | -1.15 | -26.6% |
| 184th | Tajikistan | -1.21 | +2.0% |
| 185th | Sudan | -1.24 | +4.4% |
| 186th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.28 | +1.1% |
| 187th | Uzbekistan | -1.30 | +10.5% |
| 188th | Angola | -1.30 | -2.2% |
| 189th | Haiti | -1.33 | +6.1% |
| 190th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.35 | +2.3% |
| 191st | Myanmar | -1.36 | +5.8% |
| 192nd | Turkmenistan | -1.38 | +3.7% |
| 193rd | Guinea | -1.40 | +3.4% |
| 194th | South Sudan | -1.42 | -11.2% |
| 195th | Eritrea | -1.43 | -4.7% |
| 196th | Central African Republic | -1.44 | -10.2% |
| 197th | Chad | -1.46 | +1.4% |
| 198th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.54 | -16.5% |
| 199th | Iraq | -1.57 | -0.9% |
| 200th | Zimbabwe | -1.63 | +9.1% |
| 201st | Afghanistan | -1.65 | +14.1% |
| 202nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.66 | -2.3% |
| 203rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.42 | -3.4% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest rule of law in 2012?▾
Norway has the highest rule of law in 2012 at 1.95.
Which country has the lowest rule of law in 2012?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest rule of law in 2012 at -2.42.
How many countries are ranked by rule of law?▾
203 countries have rule of law data for 2012.
What are the top 3 countries by rule of law?▾
1. Norway (1.95), 2. Finland (1.94), 3. Sweden (1.93).