Georgia leads Eastern European and Central Asian region in WJP Rule of Law Index
Georgia leads Eastern European and Central Asian region in WJP Rule of Law Index

The World Justice Project (WJP) released the WJP Rule of Law Index 2020.  Base on the report, Georgia leads the Eastern European and Central Asian region in the overall rule of law scores.

Globally, Georgia ranks 42nd (0.6 overall score) out of 128 countries in the WJP Rule of Law Index.

Georgia ranks seventh in the group of Upper Middle Income countries. It is noteworthy that Georgia has been included in the top ten of Upper Middle Income countries for the second time after 2016.

According to the report, Georgia ranks 61st out of 128 countries in terms of Constraints on Government Powers factor. Denmark and Norway have the best performance in this regard, Venezuela – the worst.

Georgia is 27th in terms of the Absence of Corruption factor. Denmark – in the first place. The Democratic Republic of Congo went on the last place.

As for Open Government, Georgia is ranked 41st out of 128 countries. In the first place is Norway. The last place is occupied by Egypt.

Georgia ranks 48th in the Fundamental Rights category. In terms of Order and Security is in 35th place, here Singapore leads and Afghanistan has the worst rate.

Georgia is ranked 41st in Regulatory Enforcement. Denmark is the first country here as well.

Georgia occupies the 67th place in the list of Civil Justice and 46th place in the list of Criminal Justice.

Georgia leads in six out of eight categories in the region. These factors are Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights,  Regulatory Enforcement, and Criminal Justice.

The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index® is the world’s leading source for original, independent data on the rule of law. Covering 128 countries and jurisdictions, the Index relies on national surveys of more than 130,000 households and 4,000 legal practitioners and experts to measure how the rule of law is experienced and perceived worldwide.

The WJP Rule of Law Index 2020 presents a portrait of the rule of law in 128 countries and jurisdictions by providing scores and rankings based on eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.