Gambia's Rule of Law

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Rule of Law is the foundation for communities of justice, opportunity, and peace-underpinning development, accountable government, and respect for fundamental rights.

Research shows that rule of law correlates to higher economic growth, greater peace, less inequality, improved health outcomes, and more education.

Rule of Law data has been indexed on a scale of 0-100 to show each countries relative position against others in the database. A value of 100 indicates a very high Rule of Law.

Gambia has a Rule of Law Index of 38.5 ranking it 92nd of 150 in the global listings.

Gambia's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Base data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.
Data indexed by: World Economics, London


Rule of Law (Index): All Countries Data



Finland 100.0
Denmark 98.5
Norway 96.5
Switzerland 94.6
Luxembourg 94.4
Singapore 94.4
Austria 94.2
Iceland 93.5
New Zealand 93.1
Netherlands 91.5
Ireland 91.2
Sweden 90.5
Germany 89.1
Japan 88.7
Australia 88.3
Canada 87.0
Estonia 85.8
United Kingdom 85.1
United States 83.2
Belgium 82.4
Hong Kong 82.3
Lithuania 81.6
Taiwan 81.4
Korea, Rep. 81.1
France 79.3
Czechia 78.3
Portugal 76.4
Latvia 75.6
Slovenia 75.6
Qatar 72.8
Brunei 71.6
United Arab Emirates 71.5
Spain 69.9
Mauritius 69.5
Israel 68.9
Uruguay 67.2
Malta 66.8
Bhutan 65.9
Cyprus 64.8
Chile 64.7
Oman 64.4
Slovak Republic 64.2
Malaysia 63.3
Bahrain 60.6
Poland 60.4
Namibia 60.0
Romania 59.8
Hungary 59.5
Saudi Arabia 59.2
Cabo Verde 58.8
Botswana 58.6
Italy 58.6
Costa Rica 58.5
Croatia 57.8
Kuwait 57.3
Jordan 55.1
Thailand 54.8
Greece 53.9
Rwanda 53.7
India 53.3
Bahamas, The 53.0
Georgia 53.0
South Africa 50.6
Bulgaria 48.1
China 47.3
Suriname 46.7
Serbia 46.4
Vietnam 46.1
Sri Lanka 45.9
Ghana 45.7
Armenia 45.1
Morocco 45.0
Dominican Republic 44.9
Tunisia 44.7
Indonesia 44.3
Moldova 44.3
Malawi 44.2
Albania 44.0
North Macedonia 43.9
Jamaica 43.7
Egypt 43.5
Mongolia 43.5
Senegal 41.1
Trinidad and Tobago 40.9
Brazil 40.2
Kenya 39.7
Guyana 39.3
Panama 39.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.1
El Salvador 38.6
Gambia 38.5
Tanzania 38.5
Argentina 37.5
Philippines 37.3
Kazakhstan 36.6
Colombia 36.3
Cote d'Ivoire 36.2
Nepal 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Lesotho 35.7
Bangladesh 35.1
Benin 35.0
Türkiye 34.9
Togo 34.5
Zambia 34.4
Peru 34.2
Papua New Guinea 34.1
Azerbaijan 33.4
Paraguay 33.0
Eswatini 32.6
Mauritania 31.5
Ethiopia 30.7
Algeria 30.5
Niger 29.7
Burkina Faso 28.8
Mexico 27.1
Cambodia 26.8
Laos 26.4
Sierra Leone 26.4
Uzbekistan 26.4
Pakistan 25.7
Gabon 25.4
Nigeria 25.0
Ukraine 25.0
Ecuador 23.2
Madagascar 22.7
Mali 22.6
Congo, Rep. 21.5
Mozambique 21.4
Liberia 21.2
Cameroon 21.0
Guatemala 20.1
Honduras 19.5
Angola 19.4
Guinea 19.0
Lebanon 17.7
Kyrgyzstan 17.5
Russia 17.1
Bolivia 16.3
Belarus 15.5
Burundi 15.4
Tajikistan 14.8
Zimbabwe 14.8
Nicaragua 14.7
Comoros 13.1
Chad 12.7
Haiti 12.5
Guinea-Bissau 10.6
Turkmenistan 9.3
Myanmar 5.8
Afghanistan 5.0
Congo, Dem. Rep 4.4
Sudan 4.3
Central African Republic 2.1
Libya 1.8
Yemen, Rep. 0.0


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Key:
Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.



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