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

Poland, at 0.879 against 0.862 in Brazil as of 2025.

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

171 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 Poland: Rule of Law Index

Brazil

0.862

in 2025

Poland

0.879

in 2025

Brazil rank

41st

Poland rank

38th

Rule of Law Index over time

Brazil
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.879 against 0.862 in Brazil, a difference of 0.017.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 171 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and Poland ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.269	0.18	0.089	Brazil
1790s	0.269	0.209	0.06	Brazil
1800s	0.269	0.54	0.271	Poland
1810s	0.269	0.3073	0.0383	Poland
1820s	0.3009	0.1806	0.1203	Brazil
1830s	0.318	0.1668	0.1512	Brazil
1840s	0.318	0.1246	0.1934	Brazil
1850s	0.318	0.129	0.189	Brazil
1860s	0.318	0.1311	0.1869	Brazil
1910s	0.296	0.907	0.611	Poland
1920s	0.2927	0.8709	0.5782	Poland
1930s	0.2356	0.8077	0.5721	Poland
1940s	0.3542	0.5982	0.244	Poland
1950s	0.414	0.6216	0.2076	Poland
1960s	0.3049	0.658	0.3531	Poland
1970s	0.206	0.64	0.434	Poland
1980s	0.3679	0.6745	0.3066	Poland
1990s	0.6931	0.9479	0.2548	Poland
2000s	0.7593	0.9532	0.1939	Poland
2010s	0.758	0.8935	0.1355	Poland
2020s	0.7347	0.7917	0.057	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Brazil or Poland?: Poland, at 0.879 against 0.862 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Brazil and Poland?: 0.017, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Poland?: 171 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Poland rank globally for rule of law index?: Brazil ranks 41st 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.