Uzbekistan advanced 4 places to rank 92nd in the 2020 WJP Rule of Law Index which measures rule of law adherence in 128 countries worldwide. Featuring primary data, the WJP Rule of Law Index measures countries’ rule of law performance across eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.
In the regional ranking among Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, Uzbekistan ranked 12th out of 14 ahead of Russia (94) and Turkey (107).
Among the former Soviet Union countries, the highest ranked is Georgia – 42nd, Kazakhstan – 52, Belarus 68, Ukraine- 62, the Kyrgyz Republic – 87.
The top three overall performers in the 2020 WJP Rule of Law Index were Denmark (1), Norway (2), and Finland (3); the bottom three were the Democratic republic of Congo (126), Cambodia (127), and Venezuela (128).
