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Rule Of Law Index

-0.69
(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)
Source: IMF
138
Togo-0.66
139
Gabon-0.67
139
Ukraine-0.67
139
Mexico-0.67
142
Pakistan-0.69
144
Benin-0.73
145
Russia-0.76
145
Sierra Leone-0.76
145
Belize-0.76
145
El Salvador-0.76
23
Mauritania-0.58
24
Tanzania-0.6
26
Togo-0.66
27
Gabon-0.67
29
Benin-0.73
31
Algeria-0.78
32
Mali-0.8
33
Nigeria-0.81

Definition of Rule Of Law Index

The index for Rule of Law captures perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence.

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