The World Justice Project (WJP) released the WJP Rule of Law Index 2020.  Base on the report, Georgia leads the Eastern European and Central Asian region in the overall rule of law scores. Such a statement made the Minister of Justice Tea Tsulukiani.

Globally, Georgia ranks 42nd (0.6 overall score) out of 128 countries in the WJP Rule of Law Index.

Georgia ranks 7th in the group of Upper Middle Income countries. It is noteworthy that Georgia has been included in the top ten of Upper Middle Income countries for the second time after 2016.

According to the report, Georgia ranks 61st out of 128 countries in terms of Constraints on Government Powers factor. Denmark and Norway have the best performance in this regard, Venezuela – the worst.

Georgia is 27th in terms of the Absence of Corruption factor. Denmark – in the first place. The Democratic Republic of Congo went on the last place.

Georgia leads in six out of eight categories in the region. These factors are Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights,  Regulatory Enforcement, and Criminal Justice.