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

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.462 against 0.416 in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gabon?

0.046, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

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

107 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 Gabon: Rule of Law Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.462

in 2025

Gabon

0.416

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

100th

Gabon rank

103rd

Rule of Law Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gabon

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.462 against 0.416 in Gabon, a difference of 0.046.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Gabon ranks 103rd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 9 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.313	0.296	0.017	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.3221	0.296	0.0261	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.2714	0.296	0.0246	Gabon
1940s	0.2553	0.3058	0.0505	Gabon
1950s	0.3949	0.2444	0.1505	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.4444	0.255	0.1894	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	0.4642	0.216	0.2482	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.4892	0.216	0.2732	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.31	0.3127	0.0027	Gabon
2000s	0.4446	0.307	0.1376	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.4398	0.3427	0.0971	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.4242	0.3693	0.0548	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Gabon?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.462 against 0.416 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gabon?: 0.046, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gabon?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Gabon rank globally for rule of law index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th and Gabon ranks 103rd 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.