According to the U.S.-based World Justice project named The Rule of Law Index 2015, India ranks 59th among 102 countries worldwide.  The project uses a survey of over a 1,000 respondents from three big cities, along with local legal experts, in each country. The survey includes categories like government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and criminal justice. India’s overall rule of law performance places it in the third position out of six countries in the South Asian region, 10th out of 25 among lower middle income countries.

India’s performance for criminal justice places it at 44 rank globally, Number 1 in South Asia and number 4 among lower middle income countries. India performs worst however, in the category of order and security, placing at 90 worldwide, fourth in South Asia and 20 among lower middle income countries.

The top overall performer in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2015 was Denmark while in the South Asia region, the top performer was Nepal.