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ICJ Member Countries

Jordan has the highest Term Began (2025), followed by United States (2024) and Mexico (2024). Slovakia has the lowest (2003).

Politics & Government29 countries · 8 metricsUpdated Jul 12, 2025Original page
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16 of 235 countries
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Term Began

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
2020
Middle half 2011 – 2024
Average
2017
16 countries
Highest
2025
Jordan
Lowest
2003
Slovakia

Data

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29 countries · # = rank by Term Began
#
1JordanYesMahmoud Daifallah HmoudMember20252027———
2United StatesYesSarah ClevelandMember20242033Green Hackworth, Stephen Schwebel+11955, 1997+11958, 2000+1
2MexicoYesJuan Manuel Gómez Robledo VerduzcoMember20242033———
2South AfricaYesDire TladiMember20242033———
2RomaniaYesBogdan AurescuMember20242033———
6BrazilYesLeonardo Nemer Caldeira BrantMember20222027———
7GermanyYesGeorg NolteMember20212030———
7AustraliaYesHilary CharlesworthMember20212033Percy Spender19641967
9BelgiumYesPhilippe GautierRegistrar20192026———
10JapanYesYuji IwasawaPresident20182030Hisashi Owada20092012
11IndiaYesDalveer BhandariMember20122027Nagendra Singh19851988
11UgandaYesJulia SebutindeVice-president20122030———
13ChinaYesXue HanqinMember20092027Shi Jiuyong20032006
13SomaliaYesAbdulqawi YusufMember20092027Abdulqawi Yusuf20182021
15FranceYesRonny AbrahamMember20052027Jules Basdevant, Gilbert Guillaume+11949, 2000+11952, 2003+1
16SlovakiaYesPeter TomkaMember20032030Peter Tomka20122015
—PakistanYes————Muhammad Zafarullah Khan19701973
—NigeriaYes————Taslim Elias19821985
—United KingdomYes————Arnold McNair, Humphrey Waldock+21952, 1979+21955, 1981+2
—AlgeriaYes————Mohammed Bedjaoui19941997
—ArgentinaYes————José Ruda19881991
—UkraineYes———————
—PolandYes————Bohdan Winiarski, Manfred Lachs1961, 19731964, 1976
—PeruYes————José Bustamante y Rivero19671970
—United Arab EmiratesYes———————
—El SalvadorYes————José Gustavo Guerrero19461949
—LebanonYes————Nawaf Salam20242025
—NorwayYes————Helge Klæstad19581961
—UruguayYes————Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga19761979

What correlates with Term Began?

Pearson r against 2,029 other country metrics sharing at least 10 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Term Began tend to score higher on these

  1. Average BMIBreast Size by Country
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 13
    Plot
  2. Citrus YieldFruit Production by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 11
    Plot
  3. WDI Street SafetyMost Dangerous Countries for Women
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 11
    Plot
  4. Female Obesity Rate (WHO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 16
    Plot
  5. Total Population Literacy RateLiteracy Rate by Country
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 12
    Plot
  6. Obesity Rate (WHO)Obesity Rates by Country
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 16
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Term Began tend to score lower on these

  1. Coal ProductionCoal Production by Country
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  2. Mine WarfareLargest Navies in the World
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  3. National Parks as Percentage of Total Land AreaNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.77 · very strong · n = 12
    Plot
  4. Vacc. Rate PCV3Vaccination Rates by Country
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 13
    Plot
  5. Value of Russian Petroleum Gas ExportsRussian Gas Exports by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 10
    Plot
  6. Simple Avg. MFN Tariff (WTO)Tariff Rates by Country
    r = −0.70 · strong · n = 11
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Term Began?
Jordan has the highest Term Began, at 2025, followed by United States (2024) and Mexico (2024).
Which country has the lowest Term Began?
Slovakia has the lowest Term Began, at 2003.
What is the median Term Began across countries?
The median is 2020 across the 16 countries with data.
Where does this icj member countries data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Current Members - International Court of Justice; International Court of Justice - Wiki.