Which has higher rule of law index, Ireland or Norway?

Norway, at 0.986 against 0.983 in Ireland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?

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.

Ireland vs Norway: Rule of Law Index

Ireland

0.983

in 2025

Norway

0.986

in 2025

Ireland rank

10th

Norway rank

7th

Rule of Law Index over time

Ireland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.983 in Ireland, a difference of 0.003.

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

Ireland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.673	0.708	0.035	Norway
1790s	0.673	0.708	0.035	Norway
1800s	0.673	0.708	0.035	Norway
1810s	0.673	0.8332	0.1602	Norway
1820s	0.781	0.953	0.172	Norway
1830s	0.8148	0.953	0.1382	Norway
1840s	0.822	0.953	0.131	Norway
1850s	0.8616	0.953	0.0914	Norway
1860s	0.8759	0.953	0.0771	Norway
1870s	0.937	0.953	0.016	Norway
1880s	0.9489	0.9542	0.0053	Norway
1890s	0.954	0.959	0.005	Norway
1900s	0.963	0.959	0.004	Ireland
1910s	0.9563	0.959	0.0027	Norway
1920s	0.9358	0.9602	0.0244	Norway
1930s	0.9598	0.962	0.0022	Norway
1940s	0.9573	0.8647	0.0926	Ireland
1950s	0.9618	0.9879	0.0261	Norway
1960s	0.959	0.9932	0.0342	Norway
1970s	0.9557	0.994	0.0383	Norway
1980s	0.9509	0.994	0.0431	Norway
1990s	0.9578	0.994	0.0362	Norway
2000s	0.9685	0.994	0.0255	Norway
2010s	0.9785	0.9939	0.0154	Norway
2020s	0.9823	0.9853	0.003	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Ireland or Norway?: Norway, at 0.986 against 0.983 in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Ireland and Norway?: 0.003, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for rule of law index?: Ireland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 7th 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.