Singapore - Rule of Law 2017
1.79
−0.00 from 2016
Singapore's rule of law was 1.79 in 2017, decreased +0.00 from 1.79 in 2016. This was the 8th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.02 | 0.8% |
| 2nd | Norway | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | 1.89 | -0.9% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 1.88 | -1.5% |
| 5th | Sweden | 1.82 | -6.8% |
| 6th | Denmark | 1.80 | -4.2% |
| 7th | Austria | 1.80 | 2.2% |
| 8th | Singapore | 1.79 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Canada | 1.76 | -2.1% |
| 10th | Netherlands | 1.76 | -4.7% |
| 11th | Luxembourg | 1.70 | -1.2% |
| 12th | Greenland | 1.69 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.68 | -0.2% |
| 14th | Australia | 1.65 | -4.1% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | 1.65 | 0.3% |
| 16th | Liechtenstein | 1.63 | -0.7% |
| 17th | United States | 1.61 | 1.8% |
| 18th | Germany | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 19th | Iceland | 1.57 | 5.9% |
| 20th | Andorra | 1.54 | 1.5% |
| 21st | Monaco | 1.54 | 1.5% |
| 22nd | San Marino | 1.54 | 1.5% |
| 23rd | Japan | 1.53 | 10.5% |
| 24th | France | 1.40 | 3.4% |
| 25th | Ireland | 1.38 | -5.8% |
| 26th | Belgium | 1.32 | -5.3% |
| 27th | Aruba | 1.30 | 5.6% |
| 28th | American Samoa | 1.30 | 1.3% |
| 29th | Guam | 1.30 | 23.9% |
| 30th | Estonia | 1.25 | 4.7% |
| 31st | Korea | 1.13 | 0.4% |
| 32nd | Malta | 1.11 | 14.9% |
| 33rd | Portugal | 1.10 | 5.8% |
| 34th | Czechia | 1.09 | 10.1% |
| 35th | Spain | 1.02 | 6.1% |
| 36th | Slovenia | 0.99 | -5.5% |
| 37th | Israel | 0.99 | -4.8% |
| 38th | Chile | 0.98 | 2.2% |
| 39th | Lithuania | 0.96 | -3.5% |
| 40th | Palau | 0.96 | 2.5% |
| 41st | Samoa | 0.92 | 5.3% |
| 42nd | Latvia | 0.90 | -2.9% |
| 43rd | Cyprus | 0.85 | 23.3% |
| 44th | Bermuda | 0.81 | 0.4% |
| 45th | Macao SAR, China | 0.81 | -0.8% |
| 46th | United Arab Emirates | 0.77 | -6.2% |
| 47th | Cayman Islands | 0.74 | -2.6% |
| 48th | Qatar | 0.70 | -9.1% |
| 49th | Mauritius | 0.67 | -2.6% |
| 50th | Dominica | 0.65 | 0.2% |
| 51st | Bhutan | 0.63 | 22.6% |
| 52nd | Barbados | 0.63 | -18.1% |
| 53rd | Tuvalu | 0.62 | 10.8% |
| 54th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.62 | 15.7% |
| 55th | St. Lucia | 0.60 | 9.0% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.59 | -5.6% |
| 57th | Kiribati | 0.59 | 94.9% |
| 58th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.57 | -0.6% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.56 | -10.0% |
| 60th | Hungary | 0.54 | 29.9% |
| 61st | Vanuatu | 0.53 | 31.9% |
| 62nd | Slovak Republic | 0.51 | -14.0% |
| 63rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.50 | 7.7% |
| 64th | Grenada | 0.45 | -26.8% |
| 65th | Romania | 0.44 | -3.5% |
| 66th | Costa Rica | 0.43 | -0.5% |
| 67th | Bahrain | 0.42 | -2.5% |
| 68th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.42 | -3.3% |
| 69th | Oman | 0.41 | 6.3% |
| 70th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.41 | -13.9% |
| 71st | Poland | 0.40 | -32.5% |
| 72nd | Malaysia | 0.39 | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Botswana | 0.36 | -5.1% |
| 74th | Cabo Verde | 0.35 | 23.9% |
| 75th | Italy | 0.32 | -12.9% |
| 76th | Croatia | 0.31 | -9.1% |
| 77th | Tonga | 0.30 | -0.7% |
| 78th | Marshall Islands | 0.28 | 134.8% |
| 79th | Namibia | 0.28 | -39.5% |
| 80th | Georgia | 0.26 | -21.7% |
| 81st | Jordan | 0.24 | -4.1% |
| 82nd | Seychelles | 0.17 | -41.0% |
| 83rd | Bahamas, The | 0.16 | -30.3% |
| 84th | Rwanda | 0.11 | 18.2% |
| 85th | Ghana | 0.11 | 217.5% |
| 86th | Tunisia | 0.09 | 334.2% |
| 87th | Kuwait | 0.08 | 874.8% |
| 88th | Saudi Arabia | 0.08 | -75.5% |
| 89th | Greece | 0.05 | -55.3% |
| 90th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.05 | 2,022.6% |
| 91st | Viet Nam | 0.04 | -38.2% |
| 92nd | Sri Lanka | 0.03 | -74.4% |
| 93rd | Thailand | 0.01 | 149.1% |
| 94th | Panama | 0.01 | -77.6% |
| 95th | India | -0.03 | 47.0% |
| 96th | Nauru | -0.07 | 87.9% |
| 97th | Fiji | -0.08 | 9.5% |
| 98th | Montenegro | -0.11 | 17.4% |
| 99th | Bulgaria | -0.12 | 11.0% |
| 100th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.13 | 37.3% |
| 101st | Jamaica | -0.13 | 22.5% |
| 102nd | South Africa | -0.16 | -458.7% |
| 103rd | Senegal | -0.17 | -38.5% |
| 104th | Suriname | -0.17 | 1.6% |
| 105th | Serbia | -0.18 | -41.5% |
| 106th | Solomon Islands | -0.19 | 36.1% |
| 107th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.20 | -4.6% |
| 108th | Armenia | -0.21 | -30.1% |
| 109th | Argentina | -0.24 | 25.9% |
| 110th | China | -0.26 | 21.2% |
| 111th | Eswatini | -0.27 | 27.6% |
| 112th | Morocco | -0.28 | -2.1% |
| 113th | Guyana | -0.30 | 4.5% |
| 114th | Lesotho | -0.30 | -61.3% |
| 115th | Brazil | -0.31 | -51.7% |
| 116th | North Macedonia | -0.31 | 9.8% |
| 117th | Mongolia | -0.32 | -39.9% |
| 118th | Türkiye | -0.32 | 7.1% |
| 119th | Uganda | -0.32 | -18.0% |
| 120th | Zambia | -0.34 | -8.8% |
| 121st | Indonesia | -0.35 | -3.7% |
| 122nd | Colombia | -0.37 | -37.8% |
| 123rd | Malawi | -0.39 | 0.3% |
| 124th | Albania | -0.41 | -28.4% |
| 125th | Burkina Faso | -0.41 | 8.9% |
| 126th | Dominican Republic | -0.43 | -8.6% |
| 127th | Kenya | -0.43 | 5.5% |
| 128th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.43 | -20.1% |
| 129th | Kosovo | -0.44 | -21.7% |
| 130th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.45 | 6.2% |
| 131st | Cuba | -0.45 | 2.0% |
| 132nd | Moldova | -0.45 | 14.6% |
| 133rd | Gambia, The | -0.45 | 43.2% |
| 134th | Tanzania | -0.47 | -18.7% |
| 135th | Kazakhstan | -0.49 | 5.0% |
| 136th | Philippines | -0.50 | -16.2% |
| 137th | Peru | -0.52 | -5.5% |
| 138th | Maldives | -0.57 | -76.7% |
| 139th | Mexico | -0.58 | -0.8% |
| 140th | Azerbaijan | -0.58 | -8.4% |
| 141st | Mauritania | -0.62 | 17.2% |
| 142nd | Benin | -0.65 | -2.9% |
| 143rd | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.65 | 1.8% |
| 144th | Nicaragua | -0.66 | -0.6% |
| 145th | Paraguay | -0.67 | 3.1% |
| 146th | Bangladesh | -0.68 | -1.5% |
| 147th | Nepal | -0.69 | 14.5% |
| 148th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.70 | -0.9% |
| 149th | Niger | -0.70 | -2.9% |
| 150th | Ecuador | -0.72 | -10.6% |
| 151st | Gabon | -0.72 | -18.3% |
| 152nd | São Tomé and Principe | -0.73 | -5.6% |
| 153rd | Togo | -0.73 | -12.0% |
| 154th | Pakistan | -0.73 | 10.3% |
| 155th | Ukraine | -0.76 | 7.5% |
| 156th | Mali | -0.79 | 0.8% |
| 157th | Sierra Leone | -0.81 | -0.4% |
| 158th | Lebanon | -0.81 | 0.1% |
| 159th | Papua New Guinea | -0.82 | -4.8% |
| 160th | Russian Federation | -0.85 | -0.1% |
| 161st | El Salvador | -0.87 | -15.2% |
| 162nd | Madagascar | -0.88 | -5.3% |
| 163rd | Belarus | -0.88 | -14.9% |
| 164th | Nigeria | -0.89 | 14.6% |
| 165th | Lao PDR | -0.90 | -11.2% |
| 166th | Algeria | -0.93 | -0.9% |
| 167th | Djibouti | -0.93 | 6.9% |
| 168th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.95 | 9.4% |
| 169th | Myanmar | -0.96 | -6.3% |
| 170th | Liberia | -0.97 | -0.2% |
| 171st | Belize | -0.97 | -0.4% |
| 172nd | Mozambique | -1.01 | 6.3% |
| 173rd | Angola | -1.04 | -3.6% |
| 174th | Cameroon | -1.05 | 0.7% |
| 175th | Honduras | -1.06 | 6.7% |
| 176th | Cambodia | -1.07 | 0.7% |
| 177th | Guatemala | -1.08 | -4.4% |
| 178th | Haiti | -1.09 | -7.9% |
| 179th | Comoros | -1.10 | -5.2% |
| 180th | Sudan | -1.12 | 12.5% |
| 181st | Uzbekistan | -1.13 | -0.5% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | -1.16 | -0.7% |
| 183rd | Timor-Leste | -1.17 | 0.2% |
| 184th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -1.25 | -0.5% |
| 185th | Guinea | -1.25 | -0.8% |
| 186th | Chad | -1.32 | 6.4% |
| 187th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.37 | 1.6% |
| 188th | Tajikistan | -1.37 | -17.8% |
| 189th | Zimbabwe | -1.40 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Burundi | -1.41 | 4.9% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | -1.46 | 4.8% |
| 192nd | Turkmenistan | -1.48 | 0.5% |
| 193rd | Afghanistan | -1.58 | -3.9% |
| 194th | Eritrea | -1.59 | 4.2% |
| 195th | Libya | -1.68 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.71 | -3.8% |
| 197th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.72 | -2.9% |
| 198th | Iraq | -1.76 | 0.7% |
| 199th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.76 | -5.0% |
| 200th | Central African Republic | -1.76 | 5.0% |
| 201st | South Sudan | -1.96 | 0.7% |
| 202nd | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.10 | -5.2% |
| 203rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.33 | -0.7% |
FAQ
What was Singapore's rule of law in 2017?▾
Singapore's rule of law in 2017 was 1.79. This ranked 8th globally.
How did Singapore's rule of law change in 2017?▾
Singapore's rule of law decreased by 0.0% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest rule of law in 2017?▾
Finland had the highest rule of law in 2017 at 2.02.
What is the rule of law of Singapore in 2017?▾
The rule of law of Singapore in 2017 was 1.79. This ranked 8th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Singapore's rule of law?▾
Singapore's rule of law went from 1.79 in 2016 to 1.79 in 2017, a 0.0% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Singapore matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2017. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.3%. View full analysis →
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