Which has higher rule of law index, Czechia or Spain?

Spain, at 0.947 against 0.945 in Czechia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?

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.

Czechia vs Spain: Rule of Law Index

Czechia

0.945

in 2025

Spain

0.947

in 2025

Czechia rank

22nd

Spain rank

21st

Rule of Law Index over time

Czechia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.947 against 0.945 in Czechia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 21st of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.7	0.318	0.382	Czechia
1790s	0.7	0.318	0.382	Czechia
1800s	0.7	0.3073	0.3927	Czechia
1810s	0.718	0.2648	0.4532	Czechia
1820s	0.736	0.2898	0.4462	Czechia
1830s	0.736	0.327	0.409	Czechia
1840s	0.7337	0.392	0.3417	Czechia
1850s	0.6832	0.4416	0.2416	Czechia
1860s	0.7392	0.4596	0.2796	Czechia
1870s	0.909	0.534	0.375	Czechia
1880s	0.909	0.5492	0.3598	Czechia
1890s	0.909	0.579	0.33	Czechia
1900s	0.909	0.579	0.33	Czechia
1910s	0.869	0.579	0.29	Czechia
1920s	0.77	0.4919	0.2781	Czechia
1930s	0.72	0.6381	0.0819	Czechia
1940s	0.1892	0.4395	0.2503	Spain
1950s	0.1202	0.435	0.3148	Spain
1960s	0.1523	0.455	0.3027	Spain
1970s	0.17	0.6195	0.4495	Spain
1980s	0.1921	0.987	0.7949	Spain
1990s	0.8388	0.987	0.1482	Spain
2000s	0.8572	0.9874	0.1302	Spain
2010s	0.8684	0.9754	0.107	Spain
2020s	0.895	0.9682	0.0732	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Czechia or Spain?: Spain, at 0.947 against 0.945 in Czechia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Czechia and Spain?: 0.002, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for rule of law index?: Czechia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 21st 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.