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

Thailand, at 0.416 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.

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

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.

India vs Thailand: Rule of Law Index

India

0.397

in 2025

Thailand

0.416

in 2025

India rank

105th

Thailand rank

103rd

Rule of Law Index over time

India
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.416 against 0.397 in India, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was India ahead.

India ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 176 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.355	0.147	0.208	India
1790s	0.37	0.147	0.223	India
1800s	0.37	0.147	0.223	India
1810s	0.37	0.147	0.223	India
1820s	0.37	0.147	0.223	India
1830s	0.4312	0.147	0.2842	India
1840s	0.472	0.147	0.325	India
1850s	0.5085	0.147	0.3615	India
1860s	0.8172	0.147	0.6702	India
1870s	0.828	0.1631	0.6649	India
1880s	0.828	0.17	0.658	India
1890s	0.828	0.18	0.648	India
1900s	0.806	0.1828	0.6232	India
1910s	0.815	0.205	0.61	India
1920s	0.815	0.205	0.61	India
1930s	0.832	0.2391	0.5929	India
1940s	0.8295	0.2517	0.5778	India
1950s	0.789	0.247	0.542	India
1960s	0.7564	0.2471	0.5093	India
1970s	0.6118	0.2743	0.3375	India
1980s	0.6357	0.4034	0.2323	India
1990s	0.5896	0.4505	0.1391	India
2000s	0.589	0.5101	0.0789	India
2010s	0.5611	0.4031	0.158	India
2020s	0.4242	0.399	0.0252	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, India or Thailand?: Thailand, at 0.416 against 0.397 in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between India and Thailand?: 0.019, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do India and Thailand rank globally for rule of law index?: India ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 103rd 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.