Israel vs Portugal: Rule of law index
Israel
0.889
in 2025
Portugal
0.887
in 2025
Israel rank
34th
Portugal rank
35th
Rule of law index over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.889 against 0.887 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.226 | 0.231 | 0.005 | Portugal |
| 1790s | 0.226 | 0.231 | 0.005 | Portugal |
| 1800s | 0.2232 | 0.2232 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0.213 | 0.205 | 0.008 | Israel |
| 1820s | 0.213 | 0.2604 | 0.0474 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.2098 | 0.2029 | 0.0069 | Israel |
| 1840s | 0.212 | 0.2146 | 0.0026 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.2114 | 0.4569 | 0.2455 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.216 | 0.58 | 0.364 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.2227 | 0.58 | 0.3573 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.166 | 0.58 | 0.414 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.166 | 0.6048 | 0.4388 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2089 | 0.608 | 0.3991 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2996 | 0.6297 | 0.3301 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.866 | 0.556 | 0.31 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.8693 | 0.556 | 0.3133 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.8856 | 0.5753 | 0.3103 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.9202 | 0.783 | 0.1372 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.9395 | 0.9512 | 0.0117 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.944 | 0.9588 | 0.0148 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.9407 | 0.9588 | 0.0181 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.9263 | 0.9573 | 0.031 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9163 | 0.9143 | 0.002 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Israel or Portugal?
- Israel, at 0.889 against 0.887 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Israel and Portugal?
- 0.002, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for rule of law index?
- Israel ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.