Which has higher rule of law index, Chad or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.046 against 0.016 in Chad as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Chad and Equatorial Guinea?

0.03, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Equatorial Guinea?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Chad vs Equatorial Guinea: Rule of Law Index

Chad

0.016

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.046

in 2025

Chad rank

171st

Equatorial Guinea rank

168th

Rule of Law Index over time

Chad
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.046 against 0.016 in Chad, a difference of 0.03.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.9 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 171st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 8 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.354	0.178	0.176	Chad
1930s	0.354	0.178	0.176	Chad
1940s	0.3651	0.1798	0.1853	Chad
1950s	0.391	0.2141	0.1769	Chad
1960s	0.2748	0.2351	0.0397	Chad
1970s	0.2381	0.0092	0.2289	Chad
1980s	0.112	0.056	0.056	Chad
1990s	0.0641	0.0625	0.0016	Chad
2000s	0.0614	0.066	0.0046	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.0522	0.056	0.0038	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.0307	0.0475	0.0168	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Chad or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.046 against 0.016 in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Chad and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.03, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Equatorial Guinea?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Chad and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for rule of law index?: Chad ranks 171st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 173 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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About this data

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: 07 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.