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

Poland, at 0.879 against 0.871 in Bhutan as of 2025.

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

103 years are reported by both, from 1918 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 Poland: Rule of Law Index

Bhutan

0.871

in 2025

Poland

0.879

in 2025

Bhutan rank

39th

Poland rank

38th

Rule of Law Index over time

Bhutan
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.879 against 0.871 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Bhutan ranks 39th and Poland ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.605	0.907	0.302	Poland
1920s	0.612	0.8709	0.2589	Poland
1930s	0.633	0.8077	0.1747	Poland
1940s	0.633	0.5982	0.0348	Bhutan
1950s	0.6984	0.6216	0.0768	Bhutan
1960s	0.7504	0.658	0.0924	Bhutan
1970s	0.7627	0.64	0.1227	Bhutan
1980s	0.768	0.6745	0.0935	Bhutan
1990s	0.7796	0.9479	0.1683	Poland
2000s	0.8401	0.9532	0.1131	Poland
2010s	0.9211	0.8935	0.0276	Bhutan
2020s	0.9013	0.7917	0.1097	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bhutan or Poland?: Poland, at 0.879 against 0.871 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bhutan and Poland?: 0.008, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Poland?: 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Poland rank globally for rule of law index?: Bhutan ranks 39th and Poland ranks 38th 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.