Rule of Law Index 2024 by Country

About This Dataset

The countries with the strongest rule of law in 2024, according to the World Justice Project. The Index scores 142 countries from 0 to 1 across factors such as constraints on government power, absence of corruption, fundamental rights and civil and criminal justice, with a higher score indicating stronger rule of law.

✨ AI Insight

Northern Europe dominates the top of the global rule-of-law ranking. Denmark leads with a score of 0.90, followed by Norway (0.89), Finland (0.87) and Sweden (0.86) - the four Nordic states form a clear top tier, reflecting strong institutions, low corruption and well-functioning courts. A cluster of countries then ties at 0.83: Germany, New Zealand, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, with Ireland and Estonia just behind at 0.82. The narrow spread among the leaders (0.82 to 0.90) shows how tightly grouped the world's best-governed countries are, and that nine of the top ten are European. The World Justice Project notes that global rule of law has declined for seven consecutive years, making these high-scoring, stable democracies increasingly exceptional.

Source: World Justice Project (Rule of Law Index 2024)

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Denmark leads with 1 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 1 · median: 1.

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Gap in All Time: Denmark is 1.1× larger than Estonia.