Which has higher rule of law index, Haiti or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.174 against 0.171 in Haiti as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sudan?

190 years are reported by both, from 1821 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.

Haiti vs Sudan: Rule of Law Index

Haiti

0.171

in 2025

Sudan

0.174

in 2025

Haiti rank

146th

Sudan rank

145th

Rule of Law Index over time

Haiti
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.174 against 0.171 in Haiti, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 190 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Sudan ahead.

Haiti ranks 146th and Sudan ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.108	0.358	0.25	Sudan
1830s	0.108	0.358	0.25	Sudan
1840s	0.0943	0.3629	0.2686	Sudan
1850s	0.052	0.3782	0.3262	Sudan
1860s	0.095	0.3359	0.2409	Sudan
1870s	0.0966	0.3472	0.2506	Sudan
1880s	0.097	0.4688	0.3718	Sudan
1900s	0.0858	0.605	0.5192	Sudan
1910s	0.1056	0.605	0.4994	Sudan
1920s	0.131	0.6072	0.4762	Sudan
1930s	0.1192	0.61	0.4908	Sudan
1940s	0.1067	0.6112	0.5045	Sudan
1950s	0.0876	0.5959	0.5083	Sudan
1960s	0.033	0.5214	0.4884	Sudan
1970s	0.0444	0.3512	0.3068	Sudan
1980s	0.0689	0.3733	0.3044	Sudan
1990s	0.2138	0.046	0.1678	Haiti
2000s	0.2313	0.0858	0.1455	Haiti
2010s	0.1705	0.1104	0.0601	Haiti
2020s	0.152	0.1765	0.0245	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Haiti or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.174 against 0.171 in Haiti as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Haiti and Sudan?: 0.003, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sudan?: 190 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
How do Haiti and Sudan rank globally for rule of law index?: Haiti ranks 146th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.