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
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
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.