Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for the strength of legal rights benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the...
Countries reporting
183
Highest
100
Azerbaijan
Lowest
8.33
Venezuela
Median
50
Years covered
7
2013–2019
Data points
1,335
What the numbers show
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100 in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 8.33 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 50, and the mean is 49.82.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 1,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Taiwan (down 50.0%).
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index … 0-12 DB15-20 Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100 | 2019 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 91.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Colombia | 91.67 | 2019 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 91.67 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Kenya | 91.67 | 2019 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 91.67 | 2019 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 6 | Rwanda | 91.67 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 91.67 | 2019 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 91.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 91.67 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo | 91.67 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 91.67 | 2019 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 6 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 91.67 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 83.33 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 83.33 | 2019 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (country) | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Cambodia | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Liberia | 83.33 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 83.33 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Nepal | 83.33 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 18 | Palau | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Solomon Islands | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Tonga | 83.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Canada | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Georgia | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Guatemala | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Hungary | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | India | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 75 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 75 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 29 | Nigeria | 75 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 75 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 75 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Russia | 75 | 2019 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 29 | El Salvador | 75 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 29 | Samoa | 75 | 2019 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 66.67 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 66.67 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Djibouti | 66.67 | 2019 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Denmark | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Hong Kong | 66.67 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Honduras | 66.67 | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 66.67 | 2019 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 45 | Moldova | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Panama | 66.67 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Palestine | 66.67 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Singapore | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 66.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Vietnam | 66.67 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Cyprus | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Czechia | 58.33 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Ireland | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Malaysia | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Peru | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Poland | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Slovakia | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Sweden | 58.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Thailand | 58.33 | 2019 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58.33 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 59 | Turkey | 58.33 | 2019 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Armenia | 50 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Bahamas | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Barbados | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Central African Republic | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Switzerland | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Cameroon | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Congo | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Comoros | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Germany | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Dominica | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Finland | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Gabon | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Ghana | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Guinea | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Gambia | 50 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Grenada | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Indonesia | 50 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Israel | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Laos | 50 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 73 | Lithuania | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Mali | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Mauritius | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Niger | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Senegal | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Serbia | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Chad | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Togo | 50 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2019 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 50 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Botswana | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Egypt | 41.67 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 109 | Spain | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Fiji | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Croatia | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Japan | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | South Korea | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Lesotho | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Namibia | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Norway | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Tanzania | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Uganda | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | South Africa | 41.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Austria | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Belize | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Bhutan | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Chile | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | France | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Iceland | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Kiribati | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Eswatini | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Uruguay | 33.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Bahrain | 25 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | 25 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 137 | China | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Ethiopia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Guyana | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 25 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Sudan | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Slovenia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | Tunisia | 25 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Argentina | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Burundi | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Brazil | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Algeria | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Greece | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Haiti | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Iran | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Italy | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Lebanon | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Morocco | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Madagascar | 16.67 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Maldives | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Malta | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Myanmar | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Mauritania | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Nicaragua | 16.67 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Netherlands | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Pakistan | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Portugal | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | South Sudan | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Suriname | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Seychelles | 16.67 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Taiwan | 16.67 | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 171 | Angola | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Cape Verde | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Dominican Republic | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Ecuador | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Kuwait | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Mozambique | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Oman | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Philippines | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Paraguay | 8.33 | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 171 | Qatar | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | San Marino | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Syria | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Venezuela | 8.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
The score for the strength of legal rights benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.