Which has higher rule of law index, Bahrain or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 0.261 against 0.245 in Bahrain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Pakistan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Pakistan: Rule of Law Index

Bahrain

0.245

in 2025

Pakistan

0.261

in 2025

Bahrain rank

134th

Pakistan rank

132nd

Rule of Law Index over time

Bahrain
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.261 against 0.245 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.016.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 134th and Pakistan ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.04	0.806	0.766	Pakistan
1910s	0.04	0.815	0.775	Pakistan
1920s	0.1582	0.815	0.6568	Pakistan
1930s	0.302	0.832	0.53	Pakistan
1940s	0.302	0.7808	0.4788	Pakistan
1950s	0.3046	0.5268	0.2222	Pakistan
1960s	0.315	0.4802	0.1652	Pakistan
1970s	0.2354	0.312	0.0766	Pakistan
1980s	0.216	0.311	0.095	Pakistan
1990s	0.2192	0.245	0.0258	Pakistan
2000s	0.281	0.2177	0.0633	Bahrain
2010s	0.2165	0.239	0.0225	Pakistan
2020s	0.2515	0.2453	0.0062	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bahrain or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 0.261 against 0.245 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bahrain and Pakistan?: 0.016, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Pakistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Pakistan rank globally for rule of law index?: Bahrain ranks 134th and Pakistan ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.