Which has higher rule of law index, Jordan or Maldives?

Jordan, at 0.774 against 0.763 in Maldives as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Maldives?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Jordan vs Maldives: Rule of Law Index

Jordan

0.774

in 2025

Maldives

0.763

in 2025

Jordan rank

56th

Maldives rank

58th

Rule of Law Index over time

Jordan
Maldives

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.774 against 0.763 in Maldives, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 56th and Maldives ranks 58th of 176 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.5974	0.1092	0.4881	Jordan
1930s	0.6031	0.1275	0.4756	Jordan
1940s	0.6074	0.136	0.4714	Jordan
1950s	0.6125	0.1441	0.4684	Jordan
1960s	0.5984	0.1516	0.4468	Jordan
1970s	0.5744	0.1428	0.4316	Jordan
1980s	0.608	0.105	0.503	Jordan
1990s	0.6124	0.1003	0.5121	Jordan
2000s	0.5795	0.1749	0.4046	Jordan
2010s	0.6134	0.3472	0.2662	Jordan
2020s	0.7177	0.7088	0.0088	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Jordan or Maldives?: Jordan, at 0.774 against 0.763 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Jordan and Maldives?: 0.011, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Maldives?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Maldives rank globally for rule of law index?: Jordan ranks 56th and Maldives ranks 58th 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.