Bhutan vs Italy: Rule of law index
Bhutan
0.871
in 2025
Italy
0.865
in 2025
Bhutan rank
37th
Italy rank
38th
Rule of law index over time
- Bhutan
- Italy
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.871 against 0.865 in Italy, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Bhutan ranks 37th and Italy ranks 38th of 173 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4548 | 0.6947 | 0.2399 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.605 | 0.6923 | 0.0873 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.612 | 0.4549 | 0.1571 | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 0.633 | 0.2874 | 0.3456 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.633 | 0.5398 | 0.0932 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.6984 | 0.8265 | 0.1281 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.7504 | 0.8465 | 0.0961 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.7627 | 0.8591 | 0.0964 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.768 | 0.858 | 0.09 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7796 | 0.8781 | 0.0985 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.8401 | 0.8779 | 0.0378 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9211 | 0.9008 | 0.0203 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.9013 | 0.8897 | 0.0117 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Bhutan or Italy?
- Bhutan, at 0.871 against 0.865 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Bhutan and Italy?
- 0.006, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Italy rank globally for rule of law index?
- Bhutan ranks 37th and Italy ranks 38th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.