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

Mauritius, at 0.792 against 0.774 in Jordan as of 2025.

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

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 Mauritius: Rule of Law Index

Jordan

0.774

in 2025

Mauritius

0.792

in 2025

Jordan rank

53rd

Mauritius rank

50th

Rule of Law Index over time

Jordan
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.792 against 0.774 in Jordan, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Mauritius ahead.

Jordan ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 50th of 173 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.5974	0.738	0.1406	Mauritius
1930s	0.6031	0.7386	0.1355	Mauritius
1940s	0.6074	0.759	0.1516	Mauritius
1950s	0.6125	0.8346	0.2221	Mauritius
1960s	0.5984	0.8277	0.2293	Mauritius
1970s	0.5744	0.7506	0.1762	Mauritius
1980s	0.608	0.761	0.153	Mauritius
1990s	0.6124	0.7769	0.1645	Mauritius
2000s	0.5795	0.801	0.2215	Mauritius
2010s	0.6134	0.76	0.1466	Mauritius
2020s	0.7177	0.6438	0.0738	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Jordan or Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 0.792 against 0.774 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Jordan and Mauritius?: 0.018, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mauritius?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Mauritius rank globally for rule of law index?: Jordan ranks 53rd and Mauritius ranks 50th of 173 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.