Which has higher rule of law index, Finland or Ireland?

Finland, at 0.985 against 0.983 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?

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.

Finland vs Ireland: Rule of Law Index

Finland

0.985

in 2025

Ireland

0.983

in 2025

Finland rank

8th

Ireland rank

10th

Rule of Law Index over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.985 against 0.983 in Ireland, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 15 and Ireland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.849	0.673	0.176	Finland
1790s	0.849	0.673	0.176	Finland
1800s	0.8461	0.673	0.1731	Finland
1810s	0.82	0.673	0.147	Finland
1820s	0.82	0.781	0.039	Finland
1830s	0.82	0.8148	0.0052	Finland
1840s	0.82	0.822	0.002	Ireland
1850s	0.82	0.8616	0.0416	Ireland
1860s	0.82	0.8759	0.0559	Ireland
1870s	0.82	0.937	0.117	Ireland
1880s	0.82	0.9489	0.1289	Ireland
1890s	0.7948	0.954	0.1592	Ireland
1900s	0.7815	0.963	0.1815	Ireland
1910s	0.8301	0.9563	0.1262	Ireland
1920s	0.9532	0.9358	0.0174	Finland
1930s	0.9585	0.9598	0.0013	Ireland
1940s	0.9557	0.9573	0.0016	Ireland
1950s	0.987	0.9618	0.0252	Finland
1960s	0.989	0.959	0.03	Finland
1970s	0.9888	0.9557	0.0331	Finland
1980s	0.9896	0.9509	0.0387	Finland
1990s	0.991	0.9578	0.0332	Finland
2000s	0.991	0.9685	0.0225	Finland
2010s	0.9916	0.9785	0.0131	Finland
2020s	0.9898	0.9823	0.0075	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Finland or Ireland?: Finland, at 0.985 against 0.983 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Finland and Ireland?: 0.002, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for rule of law index?: Finland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 10th 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.

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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: 18 September 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.