Which has higher rule of law index, Italy or Poland?

Poland, at 0.879 against 0.865 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?

156 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Poland: Rule of Law Index

Italy

0.865

in 2025

Poland

0.879

in 2025

Italy rank

40th

Poland rank

38th

Rule of Law Index over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.879 against 0.865 in Italy, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 40th and Poland ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 13 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.714	0.187	0.527	Italy
1820s	0.714	0.1806	0.5334	Italy
1830s	0.714	0.1668	0.5472	Italy
1840s	0.6814	0.1246	0.5568	Italy
1850s	0.551	0.129	0.422	Italy
1860s	0.6545	0.1311	0.5234	Italy
1910s	0.692	0.907	0.215	Poland
1920s	0.4549	0.8709	0.416	Poland
1930s	0.2877	0.8077	0.52	Poland
1940s	0.7047	0.5982	0.1065	Italy
1950s	0.8265	0.6216	0.2049	Italy
1960s	0.8465	0.658	0.1885	Italy
1970s	0.8591	0.64	0.2191	Italy
1980s	0.858	0.6745	0.1835	Italy
1990s	0.8781	0.9479	0.0698	Poland
2000s	0.8779	0.9532	0.0753	Poland
2010s	0.9008	0.8935	0.0073	Italy
2020s	0.8897	0.7917	0.098	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Italy or Poland?: Poland, at 0.879 against 0.865 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Italy and Poland?: 0.014, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 156 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for rule of law index?: Italy ranks 40th and Poland ranks 38th 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.