Croatia vs Namibia: Rule of Law Index

Croatia
0.802
in 2025
Namibia
0.817
in 2025
Croatia rank
47th
Namibia rank
44th

Rule of Law Index over time

  • Croatia
  • Namibia
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.817 against 0.802 in Croatia, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Namibia ahead.

Croatia ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th of 173 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Namibia Difference Ahead
1940s 0.1904 0.3516 0.1611 Namibia
1950s 0.3949 0.356 0.0389 Croatia
1960s 0.4444 0.356 0.0884 Croatia
1970s 0.4642 0.356 0.1082 Croatia
1980s 0.4892 0.3719 0.1173 Croatia
1990s 0.358 0.8551 0.4971 Namibia
2000s 0.7293 0.8577 0.1284 Namibia
2010s 0.8122 0.857 0.0448 Namibia
2020s 0.8235 0.7933 0.0302 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Croatia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.817 against 0.802 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Croatia and Namibia?
0.015, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Namibia?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Namibia rank globally for rule of law index?
Croatia ranks 47th and Namibia ranks 44th 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

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.