Which has higher rule of law index, Bhutan or Cyprus?

Cyprus, at 0.88 against 0.871 in Bhutan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cyprus?

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.

Bhutan vs Cyprus: Rule of Law Index

Bhutan

0.871

in 2025

Cyprus

0.88

in 2025

Bhutan rank

37th

Cyprus rank

35th

Rule of Law Index over time

Bhutan
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.88 against 0.871 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cyprus ahead.

Bhutan ranks 37th and Cyprus ranks 35th of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 9 and Cyprus in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4548	0.553	0.0982	Cyprus
1910s	0.605	0.553	0.052	Bhutan
1920s	0.612	0.5486	0.0634	Bhutan
1930s	0.633	0.5286	0.1044	Bhutan
1940s	0.633	0.5506	0.0824	Bhutan
1950s	0.6984	0.526	0.1724	Bhutan
1960s	0.7504	0.665	0.0854	Bhutan
1970s	0.7627	0.7442	0.0185	Bhutan
1980s	0.768	0.8216	0.0536	Cyprus
1990s	0.7796	0.8408	0.0612	Cyprus
2000s	0.8401	0.8884	0.0483	Cyprus
2010s	0.9211	0.9015	0.0196	Bhutan
2020s	0.9013	0.8708	0.0305	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bhutan or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 0.88 against 0.871 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bhutan and Cyprus?: 0.009, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cyprus?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Cyprus rank globally for rule of law index?: Bhutan ranks 37th and Cyprus ranks 35th 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.