Data for 2005

Rule of Law, 2005

Name: Rule of Law, 2005
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Rule of Law, 2005 covers 206 countries on 2 measures. Norway is highest, at 1.8786; Somalia is lowest, at -2.3776. The middle country reads -0.0850. Against 2004, 205 values changed (120 up, 85 down), 1 country joined.

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Rule of Law · Data for 2005

HighestNorway

1.8786

LowestSomalia

-2.3776

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

206countries
2measures per country
2005the year it describes
199distinct 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, 2005, 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, 2005: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.8786	89.587
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.8720	89.477
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8691	89.431
4	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.8517	89.143
5	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.8023	88.330
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.7800	87.962
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.7738	87.860
8	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.7483	87.439
9	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.6958	86.575
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.6904	86.486
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.6531	85.872
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6254	85.415
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.5990	84.979
14	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.5808	84.680
15	United States`USA`Northern America	1.5449	84.087
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.5331	83.893
17	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.5277	83.805
18	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.5121	83.547
19	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.5083	83.485
20	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.4655	82.779
21	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.4407	82.370
22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.4405	82.368
23	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.4226	82.073
24	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.3688	81.186
25	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.3562	80.979
26	Chile`CHL`South America	1.3151	80.302
27	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.3132	80.269
28	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.2602	79.396
=29	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.2512	79.249
=29	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.2512	79.249
=29	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.2512	79.249
32	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.2058	78.500
33	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.1984	78.379
34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.1747	77.987
35	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.1076	76.882
36	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.1066	76.867
37	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.0931	76.644
38	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0724	76.302
=39	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.0603	76.102
=39	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.0603	76.102
=39	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	1.0603	76.102
42	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0412	75.789
43	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.0307	75.614
44	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9680	74.582
45	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.9472	74.239
46	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9354	74.045
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.9284	73.929
48	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.9231	73.842
49	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.9211	73.809
50	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9175	73.750
51	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8953	73.385
52	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.8795	73.124
53	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.8547	72.715
54	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.8362	72.410
55	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8330	72.358
56	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.8142	72.048
57	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.8119	72.010
=58	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.8000	71.814
=58	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.8000	71.814
=58	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.8000	71.814
=58	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.8000	71.814
62	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.7710	71.336
63	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.7275	70.619
64	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6413	69.198
65	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.6378	69.141
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.6285	68.989
67	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.6272	68.966
68	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6230	68.898
69	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5977	68.481
70	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.5752	68.110
71	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.5654	67.949
72	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.5607	67.870
73	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.5559	67.791
74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.5360	67.464
75	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.4943	66.776
76	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.4368	65.829
77	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.4268	65.664
78	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.4086	65.364
79	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.3190	63.888
80	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.3162	63.842
81	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.3156	63.832
82	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.2902	63.413
83	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.2534	62.808
84	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.2169	62.206
85	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.2082	62.062
86	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.1917	61.790
87	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1869	61.711
88	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1627	61.313
89	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.1546	61.180
90	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.1511	61.121
91	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.1487	61.082
92	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.1368	60.886
93	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.1318	60.803
94	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1028	60.326
95	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.0995	60.270
96	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.0160	58.369
97	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.0197	58.307
98	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.0303	58.132
99	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0433	57.919
100	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.0633	57.588
101	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.0714	57.455
102	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.0721	57.443
103	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.0844	57.240
104	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.0855	57.222
105	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.0929	57.100
106	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.1111	56.801
107	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.1892	55.515
108	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.1924	55.462
109	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.2008	55.323
110	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.2052	55.251
111	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.2085	55.196
112	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2369	54.728
113	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.2684	54.209
114	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.2836	53.959
115	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.3097	53.528
116	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.3113	53.502
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.3194	53.368
118	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3209	53.344
119	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3286	53.216
120	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.3373	53.073
121	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.3458	52.934
122	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3611	52.682
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.3709	52.520
124	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3803	52.364
125	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3936	52.146
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4051	51.956
127	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4165	51.768
128	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.4191	51.725
129	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.4579	51.087
130	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.4603	51.046
131	Peru`PER`South America	-0.4632	50.998
132	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4845	50.648
133	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.4984	50.418
134	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5031	50.342
135	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.5069	50.278
136	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5352	49.813
137	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5374	49.777
138	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.5387	49.755
139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.5420	49.700
140	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.5443	49.663
141	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.5514	49.546
142	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.5744	49.167
143	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.5798	49.078
144	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6454	47.996
145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6603	47.751
146	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.7129	46.884
147	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7171	46.816
148	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.7254	46.678
149	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.7293	46.614
150	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.7310	46.586
151	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.7329	46.555
152	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7554	46.185
153	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.7711	45.925
154	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.7772	45.825
155	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.7788	45.799
156	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.7804	45.772
157	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.8163	45.180
158	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.8193	45.131
159	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.8362	44.853
160	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.8388	44.810
161	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.8717	44.267
162	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8912	43.946
163	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.8956	43.873
164	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.8984	43.828
165	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9053	43.714
166	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9181	43.503
167	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.9230	43.422
168	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9415	43.117
169	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.9583	42.841
170	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.9616	42.787
171	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.9717	42.619
172	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.0015	42.128
173	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.0039	42.089
174	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.0376	41.533
175	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.0712	40.980
176	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1097	40.347
177	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.1185	40.202
178	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.1245	40.102
179	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.1325	39.971
180	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-1.1630	39.469
181	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.1697	39.358
182	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.1915	38.999
183	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.2328	38.318
184	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.2649	37.789
185	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.2720	37.672
186	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.2849	37.459
187	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.3135	36.988
188	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.3169	36.933
189	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.3372	36.598
190	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.3760	35.957
191	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.3896	35.734
192	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.4170	35.282
193	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.4180	35.265
194	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.4275	35.109
195	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.4456	34.812
196	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.5395	33.263
197	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.5449	33.175
198	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.5720	32.728
199	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6192	31.950
200	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.6326	31.730
201	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.7328	30.078
202	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.7347	30.047
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.7732	29.413
204	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.8329	28.429
205	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.8852	27.568
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.3776	19.454

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

1Norway1.8786
2Finland1.8720
3Switzerland1.8691
4Iceland1.8517
5Austria1.8023

Lowest

206Somalia-2.3776
205Zimbabwe-1.8852
204Myanmar-1.8329
203Afghanistan-1.7732
202Iraq-1.7347

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0850. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Rule of Law (0–100)
HighestNorway89.587
LowestSomalia19.454
Middle country: 57.231

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
205values changed, of 205 in both
120 · 85rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Anguilla0.8012 → 1.5808+0.7796
Tonga-0.0935 → 0.6272+0.7207
Tuvalu0.6459 → 1.3562+0.7103
Maldives-0.6762 → -0.1111+0.5651
Samoa0.5734 → 1.1076+0.5342

Fell most

Kosovo0.5988 → -0.0714−0.6702
Brunei0.6429 → 0.2082−0.4348
Kyrgyzstan-0.6124 → -1.0376−0.4253
Turkmenistan-1.1408 → -1.5449−0.4041
Republic of the Congo-1.0660 → -1.4275−0.3616

+ Cook Islands

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

199 distinct values among 206
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.8000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 206 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2005). Rule of Law, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rule-of-law/2005

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07Questions

Rule of Law, 2005: questions and answers

Which country has the highest rule of law in Rule of Law, 2005?

Norway, at 1.8786, of the 206 countries in the file.

What year does Rule of Law, 2005 describe?

2005.

How many countries does Rule of Law, 2005 cover?

206.

Where can I download Rule of Law, 2005?

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

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