Factrail global observation derived as the unweighted mean of all 142 country and jurisdiction scores published by WJP for 2024, rounded to the source table’s two-decimal precision. WJP does not publish this as a headline world average.
How to read it
Higher is better — readings above the norm count as better.
Measured value over time. Its norm (0.81 index score (0-1)) is far off this scale, so the series stays worse than norm throughout — the deviation badge shows the gap.
Each driver linked to this indicator, strongest pull first, on the same timeline above. Markers are the facts that moved that driver. These are modelled influences — treat them as correlational unless a documented causal edge is shown.
Eroding judicial independence lowers WJP factors for constraints on government powers and civil/criminal justice, dragging the overall index down.
Accountability pressure that compels reform can lift WJP constraints-on-government and justice factors, with a lagged and partial effect.
State capture bends regulators, procurement and oversight bodies to private interests, directly eroding the rule of law.
Sustained organized violence can weaken order, civil justice, constraints on power, and institutional reach in affected states. The World Bank links conflict prevention and stability with maintenance of peace and the rule of law; the size and lag remain context-dependent.
Credible, institutionalized anti-corruption enforcement strengthens accountability, civil justice and constraints on power — core components of the rule-of-law index.
Peacebuilding may strengthen rule-of-law outcomes when de-escalation is paired with justice, security-sector reform, accountable institutions, and compliance with a settlement. Because negotiated peace does not guarantee institutional reform, the long-lag relation remains low confidence.
Factrail global observation derived as the unweighted mean of all 142 country and jurisdiction scores published by WJP for 2024, rounded to the source table’s two-decimal precision. WJP does not publish this as a headline world average.
This indicator’s slice of Factrail’s verified causal web — the people, facts, drivers and welfare indicators it connects to. Select any node to trace a path.
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