How the law connects
140 laws and 340 links: citations, amendments, and UK copies of EU law. Bigger circles are relied on more.
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How much of the world's law is here
Where an official source publishes a count, GlobalLawDB holds 309,121 of its 10,714,889 documents (2.9%). Each bar runs to the total the source publishes, counted on 9 November 2026, and fills as laws are gathered. US, Canadian and Australian figures cover national law only. Hover or focus a bar for its source.
- Legislation · 52% of 33,923
- 17,829
- Regulation · 14% of 251,912
- 35,978
- Case law · 2.0% of 10,376,515
- 202,892
- Bills · 99% of 19,841
- 19,835
- Sanctions · 100% of 32,698
- 32,698
Legislation
Acts, statutes, codified chapters and treaties
- United Kingdom4,148 of 19,237 Acts 21%
- Australia (Commonwealth)3,753 of 4,783 Acts 78%
- United States (federal)2,890 of 2,907 chapters 99%
- Germany (federal)2,701 of 2,746 laws 98%
- Netherlands2,537 of 2,537 Acts 100%
- Canada (federal)952 of 972 Acts 97%
- Norway740 of 741 laws 99%
- Ireland23 laws · no count yet
- Switzerland (federal)22 laws · no count yet
- Finland20 laws · no count yet
- Spain17 laws · no count yet
- Austria (federal)13 laws · no count yet
- France10 laws · no count yet
- European Union3 laws · no count yet
Regulation
Statutory instruments, regulations, decrees and EU acts
- United Kingdom6,877 of 153,637 instruments 4.5%
- European Union3,011 of 33,394 acts 9.0%
- Australia (Commonwealth)212 of 24,114 instruments 0.9%
- Netherlands5,603 of 19,783 regulations 28%
- United States (federal)9,823 of 9,889 parts and orders 99%
- Canada (federal)4,393 of 4,887 regulations 89%
- Norway3,401 of 3,437 regulations 98%
- Germany (federal)2,655 of 2,771 ordinances 95%
- Spain2 laws · no count yet
- Switzerland (federal)1 laws · no count yet
Case law
Court judgments
- United States (federal)198,520 of 10,244,241 opinions 1.9%
- United Kingdom0 of 97,459 judgments 0%
- European Union4,372 of 34,815 judgments 12%
Bills
Bills before a legislature
- United States (federal)19,835 of 19,841 bills 99%
Sanctions
Designations in force
- United States (federal)19,563 of 19,563 designations 100%
- United Kingdom6,420 of 6,420 designations 100%
- Canada (federal)5,708 of 5,708 designations 100%
- United Nations1,007 of 1,007 designations 100%
By country and kind of law
| Country | Legislation | Regulation | Case law | Bills | Sanctions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USUnited States (federal) | 2,890 · 99% | 9,823 · 99% | 198,520 · 1.9% | 19,835 · 99% | 19,563 · 100% |
| UKUnited Kingdom | 4,148 · 21% | 6,877 · 4.5% | 0 · 0% | — | 6,420 · 100% |
| CACanada (federal) | 952 · 97% | 4,393 · 89% | — | — | 5,708 · 100% |
| NLNetherlands | 2,537 · 100% | 5,603 · 28% | — | — | — |
| EUEuropean Union | 3 · ? | 3,011 · 9.0% | 4,372 · 12% | — | — |
| DEGermany (federal) | 2,701 · 98% | 2,655 · 95% | — | — | — |
| NONorway | 740 · 99% | 3,401 · 98% | — | — | — |
| AUAustralia (Commonwealth) | 3,753 · 78% | 212 · 0.9% | — | — | — |
| UNUnited Nations | — | — | — | — | 1,007 · 100% |
| CHSwitzerland (federal) | 22 · ? | 1 · ? | — | — | — |
| IEIreland | 23 · ? | — | — | — | — |
| FIFinland | 20 · ? | — | — | — | — |
| ESSpain | 17 · ? | 2 · ? | — | — | — |
| ATAustria (federal) | 13 · ? | — | — | — | — |
| FRFrance | 10 · ? | — | — | — | — |
Each cell is what GlobalLawDB holds and its share of the source's total; “?” means the source publishes no count yet. Hover a cell or bar for the total and what is counted. Sources: Federal Register of Legislation, Justice Laws, NeuRIS (Federal Ministry of Justice), Publications Office, EUR-Lex (Publications Office), Basiswettenbestand (wetten.overheid.nl), Lovdata's public data, legislation.gov.uk, Congress.gov, CourtListener, US Code, eCFR, The National Archives' Find Case Law.
United States, state by state
State law sits apart from the federal figures above. Statutes held for 1 of 51 states so far, loaded from each state's own bulk source; 5,023,494 published state cases are counted by the Caselaw Access Project.
| State | Statutes | Case law |
|---|---|---|
| California | 30 · 100% | 41,636 · 28% |
| New York | — | 843 · <0.1% |
| Florida | — | 0 · 0% |
| Louisiana | — | 0 · 0% |
| Texas | — | 121 · <0.1% |
| Pennsylvania | — | 852 · 0.3% |
| Illinois | — | 2 · <0.1% |
| Georgia | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Ohio | — | 4 · <0.1% |
| Missouri | — | 0 · 0% |
| Alabama | — | 44,723 · 33% |
| North Carolina | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| New Jersey | — | 0 · 0% |
| Washington | — | 0 · 0% |
| Indiana | — | 1,958 · 2.1% |
| Massachusetts | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Michigan | — | 1,360 · 1.6% |
| Kentucky | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Oklahoma | — | 0 · 0% |
| Mississippi | — | 0 · 0% |
| Arkansas | — | 48,363 · 79% |
| Oregon | — | 0 · 0% |
| Iowa | — | 55 · <0.1% |
| Connecticut | — | 26,059 · 45% |
| Minnesota | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Wisconsin | — | 125 · 0.2% |
| Kansas | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Maryland | — | 0 · 0% |
| South Carolina | — | 0 · 0% |
| Colorado | — | 19,582 · 47% |
| Virginia | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Nebraska | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Tennessee | — | 0 · 0% |
| District of Columbia | — | 1,241 · 3.7% |
| Montana | — | 0 · 0% |
| Arizona | — | 12,588 · 44% |
| Maine | — | 0 · 0% |
| West Virginia | — | 0 · 0% |
| Rhode Island | — | 0 · 0% |
| Utah | — | 1 · <0.1% |
| Vermont | — | 470 · 2.1% |
| New Hampshire | — | 0 · 0% |
| Idaho | — | 0 · 0% |
| Hawaii | — | 0 · 0% |
| New Mexico | — | 0 · 0% |
| Delaware | — | 1,039 · 5.9% |
| North Dakota | — | 0 · 0% |
| South Dakota | — | 0 · 0% |
| Nevada | — | 0 · 0% |
| Wyoming | — | 0 · 0% |
| Alaska | — | 0 · 0% |