Data for 2014

Rule of Law, 2014

Name: Rule of Law, 2014
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Rule of Law, 2014 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.0084; Somalia is lowest, at -2.2389. The middle country reads -0.2022. Against 2013, 209 values changed (136 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Rule of Law · Data for 2014

HighestFinland

2.0084

LowestSomalia

-2.2389

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

209countries
2measures per country
2014the year it describes
206distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.0084	91.72
2	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9510	90.78
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1.8970	89.89
4	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.8866	89.72
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.8709	89.46
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.8178	88.58
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.8058	88.39
8	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.7731	87.85
9	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7417	87.33
10	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.7328	87.18
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7195	86.96
12	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6574	85.94
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.6523	85.86
14	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.6416	85.68
15	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.6092	85.15
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.6031	85.05
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.5824	84.71
18	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5518	84.20
19	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.5461	84.11
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.5168	83.62
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4546	82.60
22	United States`USA`Northern America	1.3775	81.33
23	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.3678	81.17
24	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3598	81.04
=25	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.3486	80.85
=25	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.3486	80.85
27	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.3172	80.34
28	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.2766	79.67
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2635	79.45
30	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.2502	79.23
31	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.1000	76.76
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.0664	76.20
33	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0646	76.17
34	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0475	75.89
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0358	75.70
36	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.0170	75.39
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1.0162	75.38
38	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9779	74.75
39	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.9741	74.68
40	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9547	74.36
41	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.9535	74.34
42	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.9229	73.84
43	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.9205	73.80
44	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.8754	73.06
45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8723	73.00
46	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.8640	72.87
47	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8460	72.57
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.8148	72.06
49	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.7833	71.54
50	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.7710	71.34
51	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7216	70.52
52	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.7014	70.19
53	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.6939	70.07
54	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6847	69.91
55	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.6555	69.43
56	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.6431	69.23
57	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.6352	69.10
58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5809	68.20
59	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.5681	67.99
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.5396	67.52
61	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.5379	67.49
62	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.5338	67.43
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.5248	67.28
64	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.5210	67.22
65	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.5033	66.93
66	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.4392	65.87
67	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.4205	65.56
68	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.3888	65.04
69	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3864	65.00
70	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.3732	64.78
71	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.3619	64.59
72	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.3444	64.31
73	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.3440	64.30
74	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.3149	63.82
75	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.2635	62.97
76	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.2620	62.95
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.2591	62.90
78	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.2565	62.86
79	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.2306	62.43
80	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.1916	61.79
81	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.1711	61.45
82	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1164	60.55
83	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.1083	60.42
84	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1043	60.35
85	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.0485	59.43
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.0406	59.30
87	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0359	59.22
88	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0203	58.97
89	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.0281	58.17
=90	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	-0.0396	57.98
=90	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	-0.0396	57.98
=90	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	-0.0396	57.98
93	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.0414	57.95
94	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.0529	57.76
95	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.0769	57.36
96	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.0827	57.27
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.0986	57.01
98	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.1113	56.80
99	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.1330	56.44
100	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.1408	56.31
101	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.1435	56.27
102	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.1779	55.70
103	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.1833	55.61
104	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.1855	55.57
105	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.2022	55.30
106	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2028	55.29
107	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.2223	54.97
108	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.2370	54.73
109	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.2707	54.17
110	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3033	53.63
111	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.3083	53.55
112	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.3195	53.37
113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.3197	53.36
114	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.3297	53.20
115	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.3418	53.00
116	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.3482	52.89
117	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.3509	52.85
118	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.3545	52.79
119	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3581	52.73
120	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.3678	52.57
121	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.3734	52.48
122	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.3890	52.22
123	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3911	52.19
124	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.3965	52.10
125	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4032	51.99
126	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4351	51.46
127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4764	50.78
128	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.5010	50.38
129	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.5289	49.92
130	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5401	49.73
131	Peru`PER`South America	-0.5411	49.72
132	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.5505	49.56
133	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.5640	49.34
134	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.5753	49.15
135	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.5802	49.07
136	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.5828	49.03
137	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.5893	48.92
138	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.5950	48.83
139	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.5969	48.80
140	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6055	48.65
141	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.6131	48.53
142	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.6156	48.49
143	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.6199	48.42
144	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.6207	48.40
145	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.6275	48.29
146	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.6489	47.94
147	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.6813	47.41
148	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.6863	47.32
149	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7017	47.07
150	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.7039	47.03
151	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.7094	46.94
152	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.7110	46.92
153	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.7153	46.84
154	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.7254	46.68
155	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.7373	46.48
156	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.7509	46.26
157	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.7657	46.01
158	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.7754	45.85
159	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.7792	45.79
160	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.8007	45.44
161	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.8100	45.28
162	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-0.8119	45.25
163	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8467	44.68
164	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.8517	44.60
165	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8674	44.34
166	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.8689	44.31
167	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.8754	44.21
168	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.8797	44.14
169	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.8894	43.98
170	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.9008	43.79
171	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.9159	43.54
172	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.9446	43.07
173	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9644	42.74
174	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.9697	42.65
175	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.0043	42.08
176	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-1.0216	41.80
177	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-1.0309	41.64
178	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.0575	41.21
179	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.0823	40.80
180	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1006	40.50
181	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.1157	40.25
182	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-1.1353	39.92
183	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.1586	39.54
184	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1661	39.42
185	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1704	39.35
186	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1914	39.00
187	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.1923	38.99
188	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.1980	38.89
189	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.2206	38.52
190	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.2577	37.91
191	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.3694	36.07
192	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.3907	35.72
193	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4116	35.37
194	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4148	35.32
195	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4208	35.22
196	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.4442	34.84
197	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.4754	34.32
198	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.4986	33.94
199	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.5172	33.63
200	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5592	32.94
201	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.6305	31.76
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.6644	31.21
203	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.6696	31.12
204	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.6820	30.92
205	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.6833	30.89
206	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.7104	30.45
207	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.8319	28.45
208	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-2.0790	24.37
209	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.2389	21.74

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.0084
2Norway1.9510
3Denmark1.8970
4Sweden1.8866
5Switzerland1.8709

Lowest

209Somalia-2.2389
208Venezuela-2.0790
207Central African Republic-1.8319
206North Korea-1.7104
205Syria-1.6833

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2022. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Rule of Law (0–100)
HighestFinland91.72
LowestSomalia21.74
Middle country: 55.30

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
209values changed, of 209 in both
136 · 73rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Fiji-0.8186 → -0.3545+0.4641
American Samoa1.0525 → 1.3486+0.2961
Guam1.0525 → 1.3486+0.2961
Côte d’Ivoire-0.9556 → -0.6813+0.2744
Macau0.5949 → 0.8640+0.2691

Fell most

Anguilla1.3127 → -0.0396−1.3523
Bermuda1.0525 → -0.0396−1.0920
Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0157 → 0.1083−0.9075
United States Virgin Islands0.7922 → -0.0396−0.8317
Antigua and Barbuda1.0157 → 0.5210−0.4947

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

206 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share -0.0396. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2014). Rule of Law, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rule-of-law/2014

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07Questions

Rule of Law, 2014: questions and answers

Which country has the highest rule of law in Rule of Law, 2014?

Finland, at 2.0084, of the 209 countries in the file.

What year does Rule of Law, 2014 describe?

2014.

How many countries does Rule of Law, 2014 cover?

209.

Where can I download Rule of Law, 2014?

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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