Croatia vs Greece: Rule of Law Index
Croatia
0.802
in 2025
Greece
0.808
in 2025
Croatia rank
50th
Greece rank
48th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Croatia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.808 against 0.802 in Croatia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Greece ahead.
Croatia ranks 50th and Greece ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1904 | 0.4286 | 0.2381 | Greece |
| 1950s | 0.3949 | 0.6256 | 0.2307 | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.4444 | 0.5955 | 0.1511 | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.4642 | 0.6186 | 0.1544 | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.4892 | 0.8555 | 0.3663 | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.358 | 0.8607 | 0.5027 | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.7293 | 0.8659 | 0.1366 | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.8122 | 0.8938 | 0.0816 | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.8235 | 0.846 | 0.0225 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Croatia or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.808 against 0.802 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Croatia and Greece?
- 0.006, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Greece?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Greece rank globally for rule of law index?
- Croatia ranks 50th and Greece ranks 48th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.