The European Commission has published the Rule of Law Index prepared by the World Justice Project.

According to the document, Georgia ranks first in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region in terms of the rule of law.

As part of the study, the global ranking on the effectiveness of crime control was also released.

In this category, Georgia scored 92% on a 100-point scale and ranked 17th among the top 20 countries worldwide.

Georgia outperforms 23 EU and NATO member states, as well as a number of other developed countries, including Germany, Italy, France, UK, US, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Albania, Bulgaria, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Greece, Slovakia, Malta, North Macedonia, Turkey.