India 2024 Rule of Law Index Rating

India came up at number 79 out of 142 nations on the World Justice Project's 2024 Rule of Law Index. This rating shows the surface picture of the government of India, the basic rights of the Indian people, and the business environment of the country.

India’s Governance Data Updated—New GI and Worldwide Rule of Law Ranking

Governance Indicators:

• 60th in the restrictiveness of powers of the government and 44th in the government openness.
• Mixed signs regarding governance frameworks, alarming slips, and no synergy.

Fundamental Rights:

• Its rank of 102 of the 142 countries on commitment to enforcement and citizens’ rights remains again a cause for concern.
• It comes 98th in order and security, meaning that the society has numerous problems in as much as order and security are sought.

Criminal Justice Efficiency:

• 82nd ranked, meaning slow and inefficient delivery of justice is good for the public in boosting the confidence in the legal framework.
• Ranked 97 in absence of corruption, 78 in the intensity of regulatory enforcement, and 107 in civil justice.

International Comparisons:

• Singapore has ranked third out of six countries for the absence of corruption and for the ratio of regulatory enforcement and third for civil justice.

Regional Rankings:

• The third place belongs to South Asia, then Nepal and Sri Lanka.
• Such a finding indicates that out of the seven developed nations in the G7 group, Germany is the 5th best ranked, an indication that most likely developed nations have better-established rule of law systems.

Lowest Ranking:

• Venezuela is in the 142nd rank, and it shows how difficult life is in the countries that lack governance and rule of law.