WJP study: Rule of law improves slightly, still 98th out of 113
Myanmar is failing slightly less egregiously to maintain rule of law this year, according to the World Justice Project’s annual Rule of Law Index, which was released on October 20. The slight bump, from an overall score of 0.42 to 0.43 out of 1, is largely driven by an improvement in constraining government powers. Myanmar ranks 98th out of the 113 countries studied by the organisation. Last year, it was 92nd out of 102. Compared to others in the East Asia and Pacific region, Myanmar ranks 14th out of 15, beating only Cambodia. The WJP measured countries based on 44 indicators that fall under eight rule-of-law factors using data from more than 100,000 household and expert surveys, according to the organisation’s press release. Myanmar scores best in the Order and Security category, ranking 53rd worldwide, but lags substantially in the Fundamental Rights category, where it is 109th.
