Data for 2000

Rule of Law, 2000

Name: Rule of Law, 2000
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Rule of Law, 2000 covers 200 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.02282; Somalia is lowest, at -2.41860. The middle country reads -0.17518. Against 1998, 198 values changed (80 up, 118 down), 2 countries joined.

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Rule of Law · Data for 2000

HighestFinland

2.02282

LowestSomalia

-2.41860

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

200countries
2measures per country
2000the year it describes
189distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Rule of Law, 2000, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Rule of Law, 2000: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.02282	91.963
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.98939	91.412
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.94663	90.708
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.90469	90.017
5	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.88088	89.624
6	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.87429	89.516
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.83688	88.899
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.82778	88.749
9	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.82107	88.639
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.80304	88.342
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.75854	87.608
12	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.75709	87.584
13	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.68468	86.391
14	United States`USA`Northern America	1.64119	85.675
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.63512	85.575
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.63110	85.508
17	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.41527	81.952
18	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.38712	81.488
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.34668	80.822
20	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.34036	80.718
21	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.30127	80.074
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.28684	79.836
23	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.26284	79.440
24	Chile`CHL`South America	1.26076	79.406
25	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.25441	79.301
26	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.21338	78.625
27	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.10753	76.881
28	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.09004	76.593
29	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.06284	76.145
30	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.04100	75.785
31	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.99063	74.955
32	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.97522	74.701
33	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.93855	74.097
34	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.93433	74.027
35	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.92355	73.850
36	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.90580	73.557
37	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.86416	72.871
38	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.85957	72.795
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.83100	72.325
=40	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.80432	71.885
=40	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.80432	71.885
=40	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.80432	71.885
=40	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.80432	71.885
=40	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.80432	71.885
=40	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.80432	71.885
=40	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.80432	71.885
52	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.79563	71.742
53	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.79153	71.674
54	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.78902	71.633
55	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.78073	71.496
56	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.77336	71.375
57	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.74950	70.982
58	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.73764	70.786
59	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.70093	70.181
60	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.63243	69.053
61	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.62271	68.892
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.60103	68.535
63	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.59369	68.414
64	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.55736	67.816
65	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.51488	67.116
66	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.49642	66.811
67	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.49168	66.733
68	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.48456	66.616
69	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.42578	65.648
70	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.41930	65.541
71	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.41611	65.488
72	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.39891	65.205
73	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.37904	64.877
74	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.37719	64.847
75	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.33583	64.165
76	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.26420	62.985
77	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.23299	62.471
78	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.21694	62.206
79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.21651	62.199
80	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.21588	62.189
81	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.18656	61.706
82	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.16547	61.358
83	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.16174	61.297
84	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.15357	61.162
85	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.14871	61.082
86	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.10668	60.389
87	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.01228	58.834
88	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.00961	58.790
89	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	-0.00009	58.630
90	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.00532	58.544
91	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.01552	58.376
92	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.03890	57.991
93	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.07642	57.372
94	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.09274	57.103
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.09655	57.041
96	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.09799	57.017
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.12327	56.600
98	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.16594	55.897
99	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.16762	55.870
100	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-0.17050	55.822
101	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.17986	55.668
102	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.18557	55.574
103	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.21853	55.031
104	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.23991	54.678
105	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.24834	54.539
106	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.26105	54.330
107	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.27171	54.154
108	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.27931	54.029
109	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.28566	53.924
110	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.28770	53.891
111	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.31606	53.424
112	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.32779	53.230
113	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.33135	53.172
114	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.36666	52.590
115	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.37946	52.379
116	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.38936	52.216
117	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.39639	52.100
118	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.40013	52.038
119	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.43680	51.434
120	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.44694	51.267
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.47689	50.774
122	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.49130	50.536
123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.50397	50.327
124	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.51491	50.147
125	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.52959	49.905
126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.53014	49.896
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.53091	49.883
128	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.54831	49.597
129	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.55800	49.437
130	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.57333	49.184
131	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.60790	48.615
132	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.61019	48.577
133	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.61590	48.483
134	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.62198	48.383
135	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.66103	47.739
136	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.67633	47.487
137	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.73111	46.585
138	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.73393	46.538
139	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.77158	45.918
140	Peru`PER`South America	-0.81191	45.253
141	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.81228	45.247
142	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.81325	45.231
143	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.81378	45.222
144	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.85472	44.548
145	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.87336	44.240
146	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.88099	44.115
147	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.88392	44.066
148	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.88412	44.063
149	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-0.89023	43.963
150	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.92537	43.384
151	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.95092	42.963
152	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.95275	42.932
153	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.97903	42.499
154	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-1.00532	42.066
155	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.01042	41.982
156	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.05852	41.190
157	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.07197	40.968
158	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-1.07203	40.967
159	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-1.08656	40.727
160	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.08703	40.720
161	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.10260	40.463
162	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.11235	40.303
163	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.12324	40.123
164	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.12479	40.098
165	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.13979	39.850
166	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.14774	39.719
167	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.17070	39.341
168	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.17652	39.245
169	Colombia`COL`South America	-1.17844	39.214
170	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.23028	38.359
171	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.23648	38.257
172	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.23848	38.224
173	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.26496	37.788
174	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.27092	37.690
175	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.28884	37.394
176	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.29235	37.337
177	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.30800	37.079
178	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.32240	36.841
179	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.33778	36.588
180	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.34964	36.393
181	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.35474	36.309
182	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-1.35789	36.257
183	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.37659	35.948
184	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.38222	35.856
185	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.40228	35.525
186	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.42532	35.146
187	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-1.45901	34.590
188	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.48338	34.189
189	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.51441	33.677
190	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.53748	33.297
191	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.54290	33.208
192	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.55131	33.069
193	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.62664	31.828
194	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.65114	31.424
195	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.66491	31.198
196	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.71009	30.453
197	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.92478	26.915
198	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-2.01581	25.416
199	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.20541	22.291
200	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.41860	18.778

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Finland2.02282
2Switzerland1.98939
3Denmark1.94663
4Norway1.90469
5Sweden1.88088

Lowest

200Somalia-2.41860
199DR Congo-2.20541
198Liberia-2.01581
197Afghanistan-1.92478
196Sudan-1.71009

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.17518. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Rule of Law (0–100)
HighestFinland91.963
LowestSomalia18.778
Middle country: 55.745

031998 → 2000

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
198values changed, of 198 in both
80 · 118rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands-0.07933 → 0.80432+0.88365
Vanuatu0.30829 → 0.90580+0.59751
Georgia-1.25051 → -0.77158+0.47893
Montenegro-0.31313 → 0.16547+0.47860
Croatia-0.40957 → 0.00961+0.41918

Fell most

Fiji0.28811 → -0.36666−0.65477
Zimbabwe-1.02170 → -1.62664−0.60495
Philippines-0.05813 → -0.55800−0.49987
Armenia-0.12662 → -0.54831−0.42169
Comoros-1.03130 → -1.42532−0.39401

+ Timor-Leste

+ Kosovo

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

189 distinct values among 200
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 12 countries share 0.80432. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 200 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2000). Rule of Law, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rule-of-law/2000

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07Questions

Rule of Law, 2000: questions and answers

Which country has the highest rule of law in Rule of Law, 2000?

Finland, at 2.02282, of the 200 countries in the file.

What year does Rule of Law, 2000 describe?

2000.

How many countries does Rule of Law, 2000 cover?

200.

Where can I download Rule of Law, 2000?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Rule of Law, 2000 the newest?

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