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

Qatar, at 0.573 against 0.568 in Ghana as of 2025.

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

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 Qatar: Rule of Law Index

Ghana

0.568

in 2025

Qatar

0.573

in 2025

Ghana rank

88th

Qatar rank

87th

Rule of Law Index over time

Ghana
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.573 against 0.568 in Ghana, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 87th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 10 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.645	0.138	0.507	Ghana
1910s	0.643	0.1383	0.5047	Ghana
1920s	0.655	0.144	0.511	Ghana
1930s	0.6596	0.153	0.5066	Ghana
1940s	0.6571	0.153	0.5041	Ghana
1950s	0.6694	0.1545	0.5149	Ghana
1960s	0.4752	0.1869	0.2883	Ghana
1970s	0.3424	0.3765	0.0341	Qatar
1980s	0.3293	0.4134	0.0841	Qatar
1990s	0.4502	0.4885	0.0383	Qatar
2000s	0.5939	0.5357	0.0582	Ghana
2010s	0.5848	0.5331	0.0517	Ghana
2020s	0.5485	0.5243	0.0242	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Ghana or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.573 against 0.568 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Ghana and Qatar?: 0.005, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Qatar?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Qatar rank globally for rule of law index?: Ghana ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 87th 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.