Thailand has fallen three places to 80th out of 143 countries and jurisdictions in the World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2026, scoring 0.50 out of a possible 1.00. The country ranked 24th among 44 upper-middle-income countries, according to the index released on 21 October by the Washington-based organisation. Singapore ranked first among […] The post Thailand ranks 80th in global…
Thailand has fallen three places to rank 80th in the World Justice Project's (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2026, scoring 0.50 out of a possible 1.00. The country was outperformed by Singapore, which topped the index with a score of 0.79, followed by Malaysia with 0.57, Indonesia with 0.51, and Thailand and Vietnam with 0.50 each. The index, released on October 21 by the Washington-based organisation, highlighted a global trend of declining rule of law, with 62% of countries recording a decline compared to 38% that improved.
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