Which has higher rule of law index, Iraq or Zimbabwe?

Iraq, at 0.199 against 0.177 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Rule of Law Index

Iraq

0.199

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.177

in 2025

Iraq rank

141st

Zimbabwe rank

143rd

Rule of Law Index over time

Iraq
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.199 against 0.177 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.022.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Iraq ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2089	0.568	0.3591	Zimbabwe
1910s	0.2996	0.568	0.2684	Zimbabwe
1920s	0.5168	0.6118	0.095	Zimbabwe
1930s	0.4794	0.633	0.1536	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.467	0.6482	0.1812	Zimbabwe
1950s	0.4264	0.6856	0.2592	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.2967	0.5789	0.2822	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.267	0.51	0.243	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.198	0.6526	0.4546	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.1385	0.6202	0.4817	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.2002	0.2099	0.0097	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1951	0.303	0.1079	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.2015	0.2047	0.0032	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Iraq or Zimbabwe?: Iraq, at 0.199 against 0.177 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 0.022, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for rule of law index?: Iraq ranks 141st and Zimbabwe ranks 143rd 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.