Abstract
This article provides an analysis of the international indexes and rankings that assess and compare the rule of law globally. It first starts with a discussion on the necessity of the international measurements of the rule of law in context of the foreign aid allocation to developing countries. Then, this article defines the rule of law and explains its relationship with governance and human rights. This article further reviews three rule of law indexes from the World Bank, the World Justice Project, and Bertelsmann Stiftung and Sustainable Development Solutions Network, using the position of Belarus in these measurements as a case study. Building on the critical aspects of the rule of law indicators, this article provides an alternative framework to assess the quality of institutions, which might be a more efficient measure of governance in the framework of foreign aid distribution and evaluation