Government powers effectively limited by the judiciary

scale 0-1, 2012–2018

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    2012 Ranking
    1. Denmark 0.92
    2. New Zealand 0.91
    3. Norway 0.91
    4. Australia 0.88
    5. Sweden 0.88
    6. Finland 0.87
    7. Netherlands 0.84
    8. Japan 0.84
    9. Hong Kong 0.82
    10. Germany 0.82
    11. Estonia 0.81
    12. Austria 0.80
    13. Botswana 0.79
    14. Canada 0.78
    15. United States 0.76
    16. United Kingdom 0.76
    17. France 0.75
    18. Spain 0.74
    19. Poland 0.72
    20. Belgium 0.72
    21. Ghana 0.70
    22. Singapore 0.70
    23. Uruguay 0.68
    24. Czech Republic 0.68
    25. India 0.67
    26. Italy 0.67
    27. Chile 0.66
    28. Jamaica 0.65
    29. Portugal 0.65
    30. Hungary 0.64
    31. Egypt 0.64
    32. South Africa 0.63
    33. Brazil 0.62
    34. United Arab Emirates 0.61
    35. Jordan 0.61
    36. Malaysia 0.59
    37. Sri Lanka 0.59
    38. Greece 0.58
    39. Tunisia 0.55
    40. Nepal 0.55
    41. South Korea 0.55
    42. Philippines 0.54
    43. Slovenia 0.54
    44. Indonesia 0.54
    45. Morocco 0.53
    46. Pakistan 0.52
    47. Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.51
    48. Romania 0.51
    49. Malawi 0.51
    50. Tanzania 0.50
    51. Colombia 0.49
    52. Peru 0.49
    53. Liberia 0.49
    54. Croatia 0.49
    55. Mexico 0.49
    56. Thailand 0.49
    57. Nigeria 0.49
    58. Iran 0.48
    59. Uganda 0.48
    60. Lebanon 0.47
    61. Turkey 0.46
    62. China 0.45
    63. Sierra Leone 0.44
    64. Senegal 0.44
    65. Guatemala 0.43
    66. Dominican Republic 0.43
    67. El Salvador 0.43
    68. Mongolia 0.42
    69. Madagascar 0.41
    70. Burkina Faso 0.41
    71. Bulgaria 0.41
    72. Bangladesh 0.41
    73. Argentina 0.39
    74. Kenya 0.39
    75. Georgia 0.38
    76. Ivory Coast 0.35
    77. Zambia 0.35
    78. Albania 0.34
    79. Ethiopia 0.34
    80. Moldova 0.34
    81. Serbia 0.31
    82. Kazakhstan 0.31
    83. Panama 0.31
    84. Kyrgyzstan 0.30
    85. Zimbabwe 0.29
    86. Ecuador 0.28
    87. Vietnam 0.28
    88. Russia 0.27
    89. Cameroon 0.27
    90. Cambodia 0.26
    91. Belarus 0.26
    92. Bolivia 0.25
    93. Nicaragua 0.24
    94. Ukraine 0.23
    95. Venezuela 0.23
    96. Uzbekistan 0.19
    2018 Ranking
    1. Denmark 0.95
    2. Norway 0.95
    3. Netherlands 0.91
    4. Finland 0.90
    5. New Zealand 0.86
    6. Germany 0.86
    7. Canada 0.85
    8. United Kingdom 0.84
    9. Sweden 0.83
    10. Austria 0.83
    11. Australia 0.83
    12. Estonia 0.83
    13. Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.80
    14. United States 0.80
    15. Belgium 0.79
    16. Trinidad and Tobago 0.78
    17. Portugal 0.77
    18. Hong Kong 0.76
    19. Barbados 0.75
    20. Japan 0.75
    21. Costa Rica 0.75
    22. Singapore 0.75
    23. Czech Republic 0.73
    24. Saint Lucia 0.73
    25. Grenada 0.73
    26. Ghana 0.72
    27. Antigua and Barbuda 0.71
    28. France 0.70
    29. Italy 0.69
    30. Uruguay 0.69
    31. Jamaica 0.67
    32. India 0.67
    33. Indonesia 0.66
    34. Brazil 0.66
    35. South Africa 0.66
    36. Bahamas 0.66
    37. Dominica 0.66
    38. Romania 0.65
    39. Greece 0.65
    40. Nepal 0.62
    41. Spain 0.62
    42. Guyana 0.62
    43. Malawi 0.62
    44. Jordan 0.61
    45. Botswana 0.60
    46. Sri Lanka 0.60
    47. South Korea 0.59
    48. Nigeria 0.59
    49. Philippines 0.58
    50. Chile 0.57
    51. United Arab Emirates 0.57
    52. Suriname 0.57
    53. Poland 0.56
    54. Slovenia 0.56
    55. Pakistan 0.55
    56. Thailand 0.54
    57. Saint Vincent and Grenadines 0.54
    58. Malaysia 0.53
    59. Morocco 0.53
    60. Kenya 0.53
    61. Mongolia 0.53
    62. Peru 0.52
    63. Burkina Faso 0.52
    64. Liberia 0.52
    65. Tanzania 0.52
    66. Croatia 0.51
    67. Tunisia 0.51
    68. Bangladesh 0.50
    69. Georgia 0.49
    70. Belize 0.49
    71. Iran 0.48
    72. Colombia 0.48
    73. Guatemala 0.48
    74. Argentina 0.48
    75. Burma (Myanmar) 0.47
    76. Mexico 0.46
    77. Panama 0.46
    78. Lebanon 0.46
    79. Senegal 0.46
    80. El Salvador 0.46
    81. Kazakhstan 0.44
    82. Hungary 0.43
    83. Egypt 0.43
    84. Uganda 0.43
    85. Sierra Leone 0.42
    86. Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.41
    87. Ivory Coast 0.40
    88. China 0.40
    89. Madagascar 0.39
    90. Dominican Republic 0.39
    91. Vietnam 0.38
    92. Zambia 0.37
    93. Russia 0.37
    94. Ecuador 0.37
    95. Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) 0.36
    96. Moldova 0.36
    97. Honduras 0.35
    98. Bulgaria 0.35
    99. Serbia 0.35
    100. Afghanistan 0.35
    101. Zimbabwe 0.33
    102. Nicaragua 0.32
    103. Ethiopia 0.31
    104. Albania 0.31
    105. Ukraine 0.30
    106. Kyrgyzstan 0.29
    107. Belarus 0.29
    108. Cameroon 0.28
    109. Turkey 0.28
    110. Cambodia 0.25
    111. Bolivia 0.24
    112. Uzbekistan 0.20
    113. Venezuela 0.14

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    Source: World Justice Project