Morocco Slips in Global Rule of Law Rankings, Now 79th Out of 128 Countries

To compile the ranking of the 128 countries, the WJP analyzes several criteria including: constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice and criminal justice.

Morocco is also ranked 4th out of 8 countries in the MENA region and 8th out of 30 among lower-middle income countries.

According to WJP, Venezuela, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are at the bottom of this rule of law ranking. A position justified by the constraints on government powers. Meanwhile, Ethiopia is recording the biggest progress with 5.6%.

Cameroon shows the most negative trend in terms of the rule of law, order, security and fundamental rights. This makes the country ranked far behind Morocco by the WJP.