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Judicial independence
To what extent is the judiciary in your country independent from influences of members of government, citizens, or firms? (1 = heavily influenced; 7 = entirely independent)
Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey 2008, 2009
Rank Country Score
1 New Zealand 6.74
2 Sweden 6.61
3 Denmark 6.5
4 Finland 6.48
5 Australia 6.44
6 Germany 6.41
7 Switzerland 6.37
8 Netherlands 6.37
9 Ireland 6.34
10 Qatar 6.29
11 Canada 6.21
12 Norway 6.17
13 Austria 6.08
14 Hong Kong SAR 6.03
15 Israel 6.03
16 United Kingdom 6.02
17 Luxembourg 5.99
18 Iceland 5.84
19 Singapore 5.79
20 Barbados 5.7
21 Namibia 5.67
22 Estonia 5.49
23 Japan 5.49
24 Cyprus 5.42
25 Belgium 5.36
26 United States 5.34
27 Botswana 5.34
28 Costa Rica 5.32
29 Oman 5.21
30 Uruguay 5.19
31 Malta 5.07
32 United Arab Emirates 5.05
33 Mauritius 5.04
34 Saudi Arabia 5
35 Jordan 4.97
36 Bahrain 4.96
37 India 4.96
38 South Africa 4.96
39 Malawi 4.92
40 Puerto Rico 4.86
41 Gambia, The 4.86
42 France 4.76
43 Chile 4.71
44 Tunisia 4.71
45 Portugal 4.7
46 Brunei Darussalam 4.67
47 Jamaica 4.65
48 Kuwait 4.64
49 Taiwan, China 4.61
50 Sri Lanka 4.52
51 Slovenia 4.45
52 Trinidad and Tobago 4.26
53 Malaysia 4.21
54 Thailand 4.2
55 Poland 4.14
56 Suriname 4.13
57 Hungary 4.12
58 Korea, Rep. 4.08
59 Nigeria 4.08
60 Spain 4.07
61 Czech Republic 4.01
62 China 3.95
63 Libya 3.94
64 Egypt 3.88
65 Azerbaijan 3.87
66 Indonesia 3.83
67 Montenegro 3.79
68 Vietnam 3.79
69 Ghana 3.76
70 Zambia 3.74
71 Lithuania 3.74
72 Latvia 3.73
73 Tanzania 3.71
74 Turkey 3.71
75 Greece 3.68
76 Colombia 3.64
77 Benin 3.63
78 Brazil 3.59
79 Mali 3.56
80 Morocco 3.52
81 Slovak Republic 3.51
82 Bangladesh 3.48
83 Lesotho 3.46
84 Romania 3.45
85 Tajikistan 3.33
86 Syria 3.32
87 Nepal 3.3
88 Dominican Republic 3.3
89 Timor-Leste 3.29
90 Guyana 3.25
91 Mexico 3.24
92 Uganda 3.21
93 Italy 3.14
94 Philippines 3.14
95 Pakistan 3.11
96 Burkina Faso 3.11
97 Kazakhstan 3.1
98 Croatia 3.09
99 El Salvador 3.05
100 Guatemala 3
101 Ethiopia 2.98
102 Honduras 2.98
103 Panama 2.96
104 Mozambique 2.96
105 Macedonia, FYR 2.95
106 Albania 2.94
107 Mauritania 2.92
108 Bulgaria 2.9
109 Peru 2.86
110 Serbia 2.82
111 Cambodia 2.81
112 Algeria 2.81
113 Madagascar 2.8
114 Senegal 2.74
115 Kenya 2.74
116 Russian Federation 2.69
117 Georgia 2.67
118 Mongolia 2.54
119 Cameroon 2.41
120 Argentina 2.41
121 Kyrgyz Republic 2.32
122 Armenia 2.26
123 Ukraine 2.25
124 Nicaragua 2.18
125 Chad 2.14
126 Burundi 2.09
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.08
128 Bolivia 2.06
129 Zimbabwe 2.04
130 Ecuador 1.98
131 C￴te d'Ivoire 1.88
132 Paraguay 1.57
133 Venezuela 1.45