Which has higher rule of law index, Kenya or Nepal?

Nepal, at 0.662 against 0.64 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Kenya vs Nepal: Rule of Law Index

Kenya

0.64

in 2025

Nepal

0.662

in 2025

Kenya rank

75th

Nepal rank

73rd

Rule of Law Index over time

Kenya
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.662 against 0.64 in Kenya, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 73rd of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3207	0.064	0.2567	Kenya
1910s	0.341	0.064	0.277	Kenya
1920s	0.3374	0.064	0.2734	Kenya
1930s	0.338	0.059	0.279	Kenya
1940s	0.336	0.0591	0.2769	Kenya
1950s	0.2963	0.2087	0.0876	Kenya
1960s	0.2796	0.1972	0.0824	Kenya
1970s	0.174	0.2059	0.0319	Nepal
1980s	0.1307	0.2259	0.0952	Nepal
1990s	0.2239	0.4942	0.2703	Nepal
2000s	0.3804	0.4971	0.1167	Nepal
2010s	0.6056	0.598	0.0076	Kenya
2020s	0.6605	0.6147	0.0458	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Kenya or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.662 against 0.64 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Kenya and Nepal?: 0.022, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for rule of law index?: Kenya ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 73rd 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.