Eritrea vs Turkmenistan: Rule of law index
Eritrea
0.064
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.053
in 2025
Eritrea rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Rule of law index over time
- Eritrea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.064 against 0.053 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Eritrea ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 8 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.253 | 0.3075 | 0.0545 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.253 | 0.287 | 0.034 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.253 | 0.1356 | 0.1174 | Eritrea |
| 1930s | 0.2611 | 0.1342 | 0.1269 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.469 | 0.1379 | 0.3311 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.3001 | 0.1664 | 0.1337 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.1318 | 0.1805 | 0.0487 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.0638 | 0.1644 | 0.1006 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.034 | 0.1731 | 0.1391 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.2022 | 0.0573 | 0.1449 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0631 | 0.0375 | 0.0256 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.0509 | 0.0469 | 0.004 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.0837 | 0.0612 | 0.0225 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Eritrea or Turkmenistan?
- Eritrea, at 0.064 against 0.053 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Eritrea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.011, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Turkmenistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Turkmenistan rank globally for rule of law index?
- Eritrea ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.