What countries globally rank highest in the Rule of Law?

Portugal Business News - Valerie Charoux
Jan 21
3 min read

Legal News World – Here is the ranking of the Top countries globally that rank highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, according to the latest report published by the World Justice Project (WJP) and what the index takes into account:

1 - Here is what the Rule of Law 2025 index score produced by the WJP takes into account:

1 | Constraints on Government Powers

2 | Absence of Corruption

3 | Open Government

4 | Fundamental Rights

5 | Order and Security

6 | Regulatory Enforcement

7 | Civil Justice

8 | Criminal Justice

2 – Here are the Top 15 countries globally that rank the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025:

1 – Denmark

Denmark ranks No. 1 country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.90 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

2 – Norway

Norway ranks 2^nd country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.89 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

3 – Finland

Finland ranks 3^rd country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.87 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

4 – Sweden

Sweden ranks 4^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.85 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

5 – New Zealand

New Zealand ranks 5^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.83 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

6 – Germany

Germany ranks 6^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.83 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

7 – Luxembourg

Luxembourg ranks 7^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.83 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

8 – Ireland

Ireland ranks 8^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.82 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

9 – Netherlands

Netherlands ranks 9^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.82 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

10 – Estonia

Estonia ranks 10^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.82 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

11 – Australia

Australia ranks 11^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.80 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

12 – Austria

Austria ranks 12^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.79 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

13 – Canada

Canada ranks 13^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.79 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

14 – United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks 14^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.78 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.

15 – Japan

Japan ranks 15^th country globally that ranks the highest in the Rule of Law in 2025, with an overall score of 0.78 according to the WJP Rule of Law Index.