In 2023, the United Kingdom had a Rule of Law Index score of 0.78, compared with 0.79 between 2020 and 2022, with the UK achieving its highest score between 2016 and 2018, when it was 0.81. Declining scores since 2018 imply that adherence to the rule of law has weakened in the UK in recent years.
Adherence to the rule of law index in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2023
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