Overview
- Mexico’s overall score fell 2.8% from 2024 to 0.40, placing it 121st of 143 countries and among the year’s steepest decliners.
- Criminal justice scored 0.25 (rank 135), civil justice 0.35 (rank 134), and absence of corruption 0.27 (rank 134), while open government was comparatively stronger at 0.56 (rank 54).
- Mexico’s performance sits below the Latin America and Caribbean average of 0.51, underscoring persistent regional underperformance.
- The 2025 Index cites growing executive overreach and political interference in judiciaries as pressures weakening checks and balances.
- Findings draw on more than 215,000 citizen experiences and over 4,100 expert assessments across 143 jurisdictions.