PHILIPPINE PERFORMANCE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS
Indicator* | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Overall ranking | N/A | 60 | 51 | 70 | 88 |
Overall score | N/A | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.47 |
Constraints on Government Powers | 46 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 59 |
Absence of Corruption | 63 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 62 |
Open Government | 59 | 55 | 50 | 63 | 54 |
Fundamental Rights | 59 | 67 | 67 | 83 | 99 |
Order and Security | 77 | 56 | 58 | 77 | 107 |
Regulatory Enforcement | 52 | 60 | 52 | 55 | 55 |
Civil Justice | 84 | 82 | 75 | 87 | 81 |
Criminal Justice | 72 | 73 | 66 | 84 | 102 |
* Aside from the overall ranking, all are reflected as scores. The closer to 100, the better.
Continuing its downward trend, the Philippines ranked 88th out of 113 countries in the latest report for this indicator (2017). This made the country the biggest mover for this edition, with our rule of law assessed as declining. Its lowest ranking is on Order and Security being in the 107th place mainly due to the Marawi Siege that lasted for 5 months. In terms of score, the least rating was seen for Criminal Justice, due primarily to issues on extrajudicial killings and the drug war. On the other hand, its highest ranking is on Open Government being 54th place globally, consistent with the results for the Open Budget Index.
Philippine vs. ASEAN Performance (Current vs. Past Year)
Country* | 2017
Overall Ranking |
2017
Percentile Rank** |
2016
Percentile Rank |
Change
(2017 vs. 2016) |
Brunei | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cambodia | 112 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.00 |
Indonesia | 63 | 44.25 | 46.02 | -1.77 |
Lao PDR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Malaysia | 53 | 53.1 | 50.44 | +2.66 |
Myanmar | 100 | 11.5 | 13.27 | -1.77 |
Philippines | 87 | 23.01 | 38.06 | -15.05 |
Singapore | 13 | 88.5 | 92.04 | -3.54 |
Thailand | 71 | 37.17 | 43.36 | -6.19 |
Vietnam | 74 | 34.51 | 40.7 | -6.19 |
* 113 countries were measured.
** The closer to 100, the better the score.
Except for Singapore at 13th place and Malaysia at 53rd place, the rest of the ASEAN are in the bottom 40% of the rankings. The Philippines’ performance places us in the same relative position as Cambodia and Myanmar. In general, the region experienced decline in rule of law score.
Indicator Overview
The World Justice Project (WJP) – Rule of Law Index provides original and impartial data on how the public experience the influence and authority of law within a nation or society. The Rule of Law performance of a country is determined through 44 subfactors and categorized in to eight main themes:
- Constraints on Government Powers: measures the extent to which those who govern are bound by law, and it comprises the means, both constitutional and institutional, by which the powers of the government and its officials and agents are limited and held accountable under the law
- Absence of Corruption: how minimal (or none at all) are the acts of bribery, improper influence by public or private interests, and misappropriation of public funds or other resources occur
- Order and Security: measures how well the society assures the security of persons and property
- Fundamental Rights: protecting human rights guided by international laws; measures the protection of fundamental human rights
- Open Government Index: how transparent the government is, how it empowers its citizens and promote public involvement in governance; measures government openness based on the general public’s experiences and perceptions worldwide
- Regulatory Enforcement: measures how much regulations are fairly and effectively executed and imposed
- Civil Justice: measures whether ordinary people can resolve their grievances peacefully and effectively through the civil justice system
- Criminal Justice: effectivity in investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses, protecting rights of both victim and accused, and implementing corrective systems that prevent criminal behavior
The Rule of Law Index is monitored as part of the indicators in the Results Matrix of PDP Chapter 6.
Further Information
Frequency of update: Yearly
Publication of update: 31 January 2018
Period of study: Previous year (i.e. 2017 data reflects 2016 results)
Link to the main site: https://worldjusticeproject.org/our-work/wjp-rule-law-index/
Historical data: http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/