Trust in the legal system
Average trust in the legal system on a 0–10 scale, harmonized across survey projects. SDR2 pooled waves.
Source: SDR2 — Survey Data Recycling (Harvard Dataverse) Licence: SDR2 terms — public aggregates Unit: index 0–10 Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Period: Pooled harmonized waves (to ~2017). Method: SDR2 harmonization across 22 survey projects; weighted by T_WEIGHT_L2U; country mean of the harmonized target item.
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Avg (2017)
5.1
single period
Improving
0
of 153 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
153
±0.5pp band
Mean trust (0 distrust ↔ 10 full trust)
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Trust in the legal system — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Mean trust (0 distrust ↔ 10 full trust) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 7.7 |
| 2 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 7.3 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳 Viet Nam | 7.3 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 7.2 |
| 5 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 7.2 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 6.8 |
| 7 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 6.8 |
| 8 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 6.7 |
| 9 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 6.7 |
| 10 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 6.7 |
| 11 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 6.7 |
| 12 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 6.6 |
| 13 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 6.6 |
| 14 | 🇨🇳 China | 6.6 |
| 15 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 6.4 |
| 16 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 6.4 |
| 17 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 6.4 |
| 18 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 6.4 |
| 19 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 6.2 |
| 20 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 6.2 |
| 21 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 6.2 |
| 22 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.2 |
| 23 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 6.2 |
| 24 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | 6.1 |
| 25 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 6.1 |
| 26 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 6.1 |
| 27 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 6.1 |
| 28 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 6 |
| 29 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 6 |
| 30 | 🇮🇳 India | 6 |
| 31 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 6 |
| 32 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 6 |
| 33 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 5.9 |
| 34 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 5.9 |
| 35 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 5.9 |
| 36 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 5.9 |
| 37 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 5.8 |
| 38 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 5.8 |
| 39 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 5.8 |
| 40 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 5.7 |
| 41 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 5.7 |
| 42 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 5.7 |
| 43 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.7 |
| 44 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 5.7 |
| 45 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 5.6 |
| 46 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 5.6 |
| 47 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 5.6 |
| 48 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 5.6 |
| 49 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 5.5 |
| 50 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 5.5 |
| 51 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 5.5 |
| 52 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 5.5 |
| 53 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 5.3 |
| 54 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 5.3 |
| 55 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 5.3 |
| 56 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 5.3 |
| 57 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 5.2 |
| 58 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 5.2 |
| 59 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 5.2 |
| 60 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2 |
| 61 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 5.2 |
| 62 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 5.2 |
| 63 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 5.2 |
| 64 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 5.2 |
| 65 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 5.1 |
| 66 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 5.1 |
| 67 | 🇺🇸 United States of America | 5.1 |
| 68 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 5.1 |
| 69 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 5.1 |
| 70 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 5.1 |
| 71 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 5.1 |
| 72 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.1 |
| 73 | 🇮🇷 Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.1 |
| 74 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 75 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 5 |
| 76 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 5 |
| 77 | 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of | 5 |
| 78 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 5 |
| 79 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 5 |
| 80 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 5 |
| 81 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4.9 |
| 82 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 4.9 |
| 83 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 4.9 |
| 84 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 4.9 |
| 85 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 4.9 |
| 86 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 4.9 |
| 87 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 4.8 |
| 88 | 🇫🇷 France | 4.8 |
| 89 | 🇵🇸 Palestine, State of | 4.8 |
| 90 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 4.8 |
| 91 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.8 |
| 92 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 4.8 |
| 93 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 4.7 |
| 94 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 4.7 |
| 95 | 🇨🇮 CĂ´te d'Ivoire | 4.7 |
| 96 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 4.7 |
| 97 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 4.7 |
| 98 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 4.6 |
| 99 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 4.6 |
| 100 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 4.6 |
| 101 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4.6 |
| 102 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 4.6 |
| 103 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4.6 |
| 104 | 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 4.5 |
| 105 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan, Province of China | 4.5 |
| 106 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 4.5 |
| 107 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 4.4 |
| 108 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 4.4 |
| 109 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 4.4 |
| 110 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | 4.4 |
| 111 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4.4 |
| 112 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 4.4 |
| 113 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 4.3 |
| 114 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 4.3 |
| 115 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 4.3 |
| 116 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 4.3 |
| 117 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 4.3 |
| 118 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 4.3 |
| 119 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 4.3 |
| 120 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 4.2 |
| 121 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 4.2 |
| 122 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 4.2 |
| 123 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.2 |
| 124 | 🇷🇺 Russian Federation | 4.2 |
| 125 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4.2 |
| 126 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 4.2 |
| 127 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 4.1 |
| 128 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 4.1 |
| 129 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 4.1 |
| 130 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 4.1 |
| 131 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 4.1 |
| 132 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 4.1 |
| 133 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 4.1 |
| 134 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4.1 |
| 135 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 4 |
| 136 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 4 |
| 137 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 4 |
| 138 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 4 |
| 139 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3.9 |
| 140 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.9 |
| 141 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3.9 |
| 142 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.9 |
| 143 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 3.8 |
| 144 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 3.8 |
| 145 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.8 |
| 146 | 🇲🇩 Moldova, Republic of | 3.8 |
| 147 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 3.6 |
| 148 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 3.6 |
| 149 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 3.6 |
| 150 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | 3.6 |
| 151 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 3.3 |
| 152 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 3.2 |
| 153 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3.2 |