Robust Democracy: Rule of Law

QoG code: sgi_qdrl

The Rule of Law subpillar of the Robust Democracy category evaluates whether institutions act in accordance with the law, effectively check and balance each other, and prevent corruption. It assesses key indicators, including Legal Certainty, Judicial Review, Appointment of Justices, and Corruption Prevention, to measure the integrity and accountability of the legal and institutional framework.

Type of variable
Continuous
Downloaded by QoG on
2025-10-09
Last updated by source
2024-12-17
Details of this variable in our compilation datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section 41
Standard time-series 41
OECD cross-section 30
Dataset Available for years
Standard time-series 2013-2021

Country coverage

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  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus (1975-)
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (1963-)
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea, South
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Year coverage

This variable has information from 2013 to 2021.