Government powers effectively limited by the judiciary scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Info Edit Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select Country/Region -- Afghanistan Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Liberia Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Burma (Myanmar) Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal South Korea Romania Russia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Suriname Sweden Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select Country/Region -- Afghanistan Albania Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Liberia Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Burma (Myanmar) Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Peru Philippines Poland Portugal South Korea Romania Russia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and Grenadines Suriname Sweden Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select a starting year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Select an ending year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Related Quality of Government Datasets Anti-corruption policy, developing and transition countries, scale 1-10, 2006–2018 Bribery incidence, percent of firms experiencing at least one bribe request, 2006–2020 Control of corruption, scale -2.5-2.5, 1996–2016 Corruption Perceptions Index, scale 0-100, 1995–2021 Democracy Status, scale 1-10, 2006–2018 Democracy status, developing and transition countries, scale 1-10, 2006–2018 Electoral process and pluralism, scale 0-10, 2006–2019 Functioning of government, scale 0-10, 2006–2019 Government effectiveness, scale -2.5-2.5, 1996–2016 Government officials in the executive branch do not use public office for private gain, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Government officials sanctioned for misconduct, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Government powers are subject to nongovernmental checks, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Judiciary does not use public office for private gain, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Law and Order Index, scale 0-100, 2014–2018 Monopoly on the use of force, developing and transition countries, scale 1-10, 2006–2018 Political culture, scale 0-10, 2006–2019 Political participation, scale 0-10, 2006–2019 Political stability and non-violence, scale -2.5-2.5, 1996–2016 Regulatory quality, scale -2.5 to 2.5, 1996–2016 Rule of Law Index, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Transition of power is subject to the law, scale 0-1, 2012–2018 Voice and accountability, scale -2.5-2.5, 1996–2016 Measures whether the judiciary has the independence and the ability in practice to exercise effective checks on the government. Source: World Justice Project