Which has higher rule of law index, Benin or Jordan?

Jordan, at 0.774 against 0.77 in Benin as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jordan?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Benin vs Jordan: Rule of Law Index

Benin

0.77

in 2025

Jordan

0.774

in 2025

Benin rank

54th

Jordan rank

53rd

Rule of Law Index over time

Benin
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.774 against 0.77 in Benin, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Benin ranks 54th and Jordan ranks 53rd of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.381	0.5974	0.2164	Jordan
1930s	0.381	0.6031	0.2221	Jordan
1940s	0.381	0.6074	0.2264	Jordan
1950s	0.3882	0.6125	0.2243	Jordan
1960s	0.4373	0.5984	0.1611	Jordan
1970s	0.3534	0.5744	0.221	Jordan
1980s	0.3994	0.608	0.2086	Jordan
1990s	0.5539	0.6124	0.0585	Jordan
2000s	0.545	0.5795	0.0345	Jordan
2010s	0.6438	0.6134	0.0304	Benin
2020s	0.7678	0.7177	0.0502	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Benin or Jordan?: Jordan, at 0.774 against 0.77 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Benin and Jordan?: 0.004, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jordan?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Benin and Jordan rank globally for rule of law index?: Benin ranks 54th and Jordan ranks 53rd of 173 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.