Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or Japan?

Japan, at 0.956 against 0.951 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?

237 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.

Chile vs Japan: Rule of Law Index

Chile

0.951

in 2025

Japan

0.956

in 2025

Chile rank

22nd

Japan rank

20th

Rule of Law Index over time

Chile
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.956 against 0.951 in Chile, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Chile ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.293	0.33	0.037	Japan
1790s	0.293	0.33	0.037	Japan
1800s	0.283	0.33	0.047	Japan
1810s	0.3417	0.33	0.0117	Chile
1820s	0.4208	0.33	0.0908	Chile
1830s	0.5269	0.33	0.1969	Chile
1840s	0.575	0.33	0.245	Chile
1850s	0.5824	0.3338	0.2486	Chile
1860s	0.7293	0.4743	0.255	Chile
1870s	0.7091	0.7473	0.0382	Japan
1880s	0.7008	0.7444	0.0436	Japan
1890s	0.6608	0.7778	0.117	Japan
1900s	0.6849	0.8546	0.1697	Japan
1910s	0.689	0.8479	0.1589	Japan
1920s	0.6749	0.8472	0.1723	Japan
1930s	0.7627	0.846	0.0833	Japan
1940s	0.7739	0.8722	0.0983	Japan
1950s	0.756	0.9451	0.1891	Japan
1960s	0.8637	0.952	0.0883	Japan
1970s	0.4954	0.9574	0.462	Japan
1980s	0.39	0.9544	0.5644	Japan
1990s	0.9553	0.9572	0.0019	Japan
2000s	0.9584	0.96	0.0016	Japan
2010s	0.9533	0.9549	0.0016	Japan
2020s	0.9498	0.958	0.0082	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Chile or Japan?: Japan, at 0.956 against 0.951 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Chile and Japan?: 0.005, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Chile and Japan rank globally for rule of law index?: Chile ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th 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.