Which has higher rule of law index, India or Paraguay?

India, at 0.397 against 0.391 in Paraguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?

215 years are reported by both, from 1811 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.

India vs Paraguay: Rule of Law Index

India

0.397

in 2025

Paraguay

0.391

in 2025

India rank

105th

Paraguay rank

108th

Rule of Law Index over time

India
Paraguay

How they compare

India currently reports 0.397 against 0.391 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 215 shared years of data; in 1811 it was India ahead.

India ranks 105th and Paraguay ranks 108th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, India averaged higher in 21 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.37	0.184	0.186	India
1820s	0.37	0.182	0.188	India
1830s	0.4312	0.182	0.2492	India
1840s	0.472	0.1713	0.3007	India
1850s	0.5085	0.163	0.3455	India
1860s	0.8172	0.1594	0.6578	India
1870s	0.828	0.0667	0.7613	India
1880s	0.828	0.065	0.763	India
1890s	0.828	0.065	0.763	India
1900s	0.806	0.0772	0.7288	India
1910s	0.815	0.082	0.733	India
1920s	0.815	0.1001	0.7149	India
1930s	0.832	0.0983	0.7337	India
1940s	0.8295	0.0374	0.7921	India
1950s	0.789	0.0353	0.7537	India
1960s	0.7564	0.0332	0.7232	India
1970s	0.6118	0.033	0.5788	India
1980s	0.6357	0.0373	0.5984	India
1990s	0.5896	0.2631	0.3265	India
2000s	0.589	0.4022	0.1868	India
2010s	0.5611	0.4243	0.1368	India
2020s	0.4242	0.4477	0.0235	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, India or Paraguay?: India, at 0.397 against 0.391 in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between India and Paraguay?: 0.006, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Paraguay?: 215 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2025.
How do India and Paraguay rank globally for rule of law index?: India ranks 105th and Paraguay ranks 108th 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.