Which has higher rule of law index, Brazil or Italy?

Italy, at 0.865 against 0.862 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Brazil vs Italy: Rule of Law Index

Brazil

0.862

in 2025

Italy

0.865

in 2025

Brazil rank

41st

Italy rank

40th

Rule of Law Index over time

Brazil
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.865 against 0.862 in Brazil, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and Italy ranks 40th of 176 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.269	0.714	0.445	Italy
1820s	0.3009	0.714	0.4131	Italy
1830s	0.318	0.714	0.396	Italy
1840s	0.318	0.6814	0.3634	Italy
1850s	0.318	0.551	0.233	Italy
1860s	0.318	0.6614	0.3434	Italy
1870s	0.318	0.7027	0.3847	Italy
1880s	0.318	0.708	0.39	Italy
1890s	0.2828	0.6898	0.407	Italy
1900s	0.296	0.6947	0.3987	Italy
1910s	0.296	0.6923	0.3963	Italy
1920s	0.2927	0.4549	0.1622	Italy
1930s	0.2333	0.2874	0.0541	Italy
1940s	0.2977	0.5398	0.2421	Italy
1950s	0.414	0.8265	0.4125	Italy
1960s	0.3049	0.8465	0.5416	Italy
1970s	0.206	0.8591	0.6531	Italy
1980s	0.3679	0.858	0.4901	Italy
1990s	0.6931	0.8781	0.185	Italy
2000s	0.7593	0.8779	0.1186	Italy
2010s	0.758	0.9008	0.1428	Italy
2020s	0.7347	0.8897	0.155	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Brazil or Italy?: Italy, at 0.865 against 0.862 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Brazil and Italy?: 0.003, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for rule of law index?: Brazil ranks 41st and Italy ranks 40th 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.