Which has higher rule of law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 0.482 against 0.462 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso?

92 years are reported by both, from 1919 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Burkina Faso: Rule of Law Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.462

in 2025

Burkina Faso

0.482

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

100th

Burkina Faso rank

99th

Rule of Law Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.482 against 0.462 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 176 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.313	0.672	0.359	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.3221	0.672	0.3499	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.269	0.672	0.403	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.3367	0.6337	0.297	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.3949	0.6381	0.2432	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.4444	0.4911	0.0467	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.4642	0.4772	0.013	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.4892	0.5257	0.0365	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.31	0.4556	0.1456	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.4446	0.562	0.1174	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.4398	0.6569	0.2171	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.4242	0.6413	0.2172	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 0.482 against 0.462 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso?: 0.02, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso?: 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso rank globally for rule of law index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Burkina Faso ranks 99th 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: 28 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.