On November 28th, the WJP released its Rule of Law Index 2012-2013 report covering 97 countries and jurisdictions, representing over 90 percent of the world’s population.

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The WJP Rule of Law Index^® is an assessment tool that offers a comprehensive picture of adherence to the rule of law. The 2012-2013 report is the third in an annual series and includes, for the first time, a total of 97 countries and jurisdictions.

The Index and its findings have been referenced in major global media, including The Economist, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and El País; stimulated discussions and actions on the rule of law in countries around the world; and been cited by heads of state and chief justices, as supporting evidence of the need to advance rule of law reforms in their countries.

The report is a product of five years of intensive development, testing, and vetting – including interviewing 97,000 members of the general public and more than 2,500 experts in the following 97 countries.

Albania	Ghana	Panama
Argentina	Greece	Peru
Australia	Guatemala	Philippines
Austria	Hong Kong SAR, China	Poland
Bangladesh	Hungary	Portugal
Belarus	India	Romania
Belgium	Indonesia	Russia
Bolivia	Iran	Senegal
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Italy	Serbia
Botswana	Jamaica	Sierra Leone
Brazil	Japan	Singapore
Bulgaria	Jordan	Slovenia
Burkina Faso	Kazakhstan	South Africa
Cambodia	Kenya	Spain
Cameroon	Republic of Korea	Sri Lanka
Canada	Kyrgyzstan	Sweden
Chile	Lebanon	Tanzania
China	Liberia	Thailand
Colombia	Macedonia	Tunisia
Cote d'Ivoire	Madagascar	Turkey
Croatia	Malawi	Uganda
Czech Republic	Malaysia	Ukraine
Denmark	Mexico	United Arab Emirates
Dominican Republic	Moldova	United Kingdom
Ecuador	Mongolia	United States
Egypt	Morocco	Uruguay
El Salvador	Nepal	Uzbekistan
Estonia	Netherlands	Venezuela
Ethiopia	New Zealand	Vietnam
Finland	Nicaragua	Zambia
France	Nigeria	Zimbabwe
Georgia	Norway
Germany	Pakistan