Which has higher rule of law index, Ghana or Malawi?

Ghana, at 0.568 against 0.567 in Malawi as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Ghana vs Malawi: Rule of Law Index

Ghana

0.568

in 2025

Malawi

0.567

in 2025

Ghana rank

88th

Malawi rank

89th

Rule of Law Index over time

Ghana
Malawi

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.568 against 0.567 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.645	0.339	0.306	Ghana
1910s	0.643	0.3502	0.2928	Ghana
1920s	0.655	0.3518	0.3032	Ghana
1930s	0.6596	0.351	0.3086	Ghana
1940s	0.6571	0.3492	0.3079	Ghana
1950s	0.6694	0.353	0.3164	Ghana
1960s	0.4752	0.5048	0.0296	Malawi
1970s	0.3424	0.6033	0.2609	Malawi
1980s	0.3293	0.603	0.2737	Malawi
1990s	0.4502	0.5465	0.0963	Malawi
2000s	0.5939	0.5414	0.0525	Ghana
2010s	0.5848	0.5298	0.055	Ghana
2020s	0.5485	0.6077	0.0592	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Ghana or Malawi?: Ghana, at 0.568 against 0.567 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Ghana and Malawi?: 0.001, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for rule of law index?: Ghana ranks 88th and Malawi ranks 89th 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.