France vs Netherlands: Rule of law index
France
0.967
in 2025
Netherlands
0.969
in 2025
France rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th
Rule of law index over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.969 against 0.967 in France, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 173 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.751 | 0.431 | 0.32 | France |
| 1790s | 0.707 | 0.354 | 0.353 | France |
| 1800s | 0.699 | 0.3019 | 0.3971 | France |
| 1810s | 0.7265 | 0.5862 | 0.1403 | France |
| 1820s | 0.754 | 0.7 | 0.054 | France |
| 1830s | 0.753 | 0.6688 | 0.0842 | France |
| 1840s | 0.7663 | 0.763 | 0.0033 | France |
| 1850s | 0.7109 | 0.969 | 0.2581 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.7002 | 0.969 | 0.2688 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.8532 | 0.969 | 0.1158 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.863 | 0.969 | 0.106 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.863 | 0.969 | 0.106 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.8892 | 0.969 | 0.0798 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.8946 | 0.969 | 0.0744 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.896 | 0.969 | 0.073 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.8968 | 0.969 | 0.0722 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.7023 | 0.9407 | 0.2384 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.9246 | 0.9828 | 0.0582 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.9407 | 0.985 | 0.0443 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9596 | 0.9848 | 0.0252 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9637 | 0.984 | 0.0203 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9644 | 0.984 | 0.0196 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9662 | 0.9845 | 0.0183 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.967 | 0.9831 | 0.0161 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9638 | 0.9778 | 0.014 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.969 against 0.967 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between France and Netherlands?
- 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for rule of law index?
- France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 173 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.