Which has higher rule of law index, Hungary or Tunisia?

Hungary, at 0.605 against 0.596 in Tunisia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Tunisia?

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.

Hungary vs Tunisia: Rule of Law Index

Hungary

0.605

in 2025

Tunisia

0.596

in 2025

Hungary rank

81st

Tunisia rank

82nd

Rule of Law Index over time

Hungary
Tunisia

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.605 against 0.596 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 82nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 23 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.564	0.15	0.414	Hungary
1790s	0.564	0.15	0.414	Hungary
1800s	0.564	0.15	0.414	Hungary
1810s	0.564	0.15	0.414	Hungary
1820s	0.58	0.15	0.43	Hungary
1830s	0.58	0.15	0.43	Hungary
1840s	0.6335	0.15	0.4835	Hungary
1850s	0.5294	0.1861	0.3433	Hungary
1860s	0.6099	0.2267	0.3832	Hungary
1870s	0.692	0.2456	0.4464	Hungary
1880s	0.689	0.1924	0.4966	Hungary
1890s	0.689	0.202	0.487	Hungary
1900s	0.6849	0.214	0.4709	Hungary
1910s	0.6595	0.217	0.4425	Hungary
1920s	0.7635	0.207	0.5565	Hungary
1930s	0.776	0.192	0.584	Hungary
1940s	0.5872	0.1973	0.3899	Hungary
1950s	0.4804	0.2977	0.1827	Hungary
1960s	0.5537	0.5419	0.0118	Hungary
1970s	0.5479	0.5286	0.0193	Hungary
1980s	0.5452	0.4591	0.0861	Hungary
1990s	0.8943	0.153	0.7413	Hungary
2000s	0.8789	0.153	0.7259	Hungary
2010s	0.7115	0.7252	0.0137	Tunisia
2020s	0.5987	0.6585	0.0598	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Hungary or Tunisia?: Hungary, at 0.605 against 0.596 in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Hungary and Tunisia?: 0.009, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Tunisia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Tunisia rank globally for rule of law index?: Hungary ranks 81st and Tunisia ranks 82nd 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.