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

Norway, at 0.986 against 0.985 in Finland as of 2025.

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

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 Norway: Rule of Law Index

Finland

0.985

in 2025

Norway

0.986

in 2025

Finland rank

8th

Norway rank

7th

Rule of Law Index over time

Finland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.985 in Finland, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.849	0.708	0.141	Finland
1790s	0.849	0.708	0.141	Finland
1800s	0.8461	0.708	0.1381	Finland
1810s	0.82	0.8332	0.0132	Norway
1820s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1830s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1840s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1850s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1860s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1870s	0.82	0.953	0.133	Norway
1880s	0.82	0.9542	0.1342	Norway
1890s	0.7948	0.959	0.1642	Norway
1900s	0.7815	0.959	0.1775	Norway
1910s	0.8301	0.959	0.1289	Norway
1920s	0.9532	0.9602	0.007	Norway
1930s	0.9585	0.962	0.0035	Norway
1940s	0.9557	0.8647	0.091	Finland
1950s	0.987	0.9879	0.0009	Norway
1960s	0.989	0.9932	0.0042	Norway
1970s	0.9888	0.994	0.0052	Norway
1980s	0.9896	0.994	0.0044	Norway
1990s	0.991	0.994	0.003	Norway
2000s	0.991	0.994	0.003	Norway
2010s	0.9916	0.9939	0.0023	Norway
2020s	0.9898	0.9853	0.0045	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Finland or Norway?: Norway, at 0.986 against 0.985 in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Finland and Norway?: 0.001, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for rule of law index?: Finland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th 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.