2025 WJP Rule of Law Index in under 3 minutes 

Get a quick visual summary of the Index's core findings, including what’s behind authoritarian trends and shrinking of civic space. 

Explore the Full Index Data

• View the 2025 Rankings 

• Dive into the Topline Insights

• Download the Complete WJP Index 2025 Report (Check out the new format!) 

• Access Detailed Country Profiles 

Pro Tip: Remember, you can download all of our historical data from the top-right "Download" button on the Index website for comprehensive trend analysis. 

Did you miss the launch?

#StaffShort: Finding Progress in the Data

In this recently released Staff Short, WJP Senior Program Associate Josh Fuller discusses the complexity of rule of law data and highlights how individual actors and countries are winning key battles even when the global fight remains challenging.  

Key takeaways

• Authoritarianism is driving the rule of law recession
  • Checks and balances are weakening
  • Civic space is shrinking
• Judicial independence is under pressure 
• Progress is possible: there are countries in every region defying this trend

In other news:

How does political discrimination influence trust in political institutions?  

Our new research, published in the Global Policy Journal, reveals a significant and consistent relationship: Political discrimination leads to weakened institutional trust across the EU. Political discrimination emerged as the most reported category in 13 of 27 EU countries (more than sex, ethnicity, or migration background).  

How does the rule of law influence EU membership? 

The European Commission just published its 2025 Enlargement Package, assessing the progress of countries on their path toward EU membership. We are proud that the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index is once again cited as a key independent source in evaluating the state of democracy, governance, and the rule of law across enlargement countries.  

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