Which has higher rule of law index, Kenya or Solomon Islands?

Solomon Islands, at 0.669 against 0.64 in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in rule of law index between Kenya and Solomon Islands?

0.029, with Solomon Islands ahead.

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

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 Solomon Islands: Rule of Law Index

Kenya

0.64

in 2025

Solomon Islands

0.669

in 2025

Kenya rank

78th

Solomon Islands rank

75th

Rule of Law Index over time

Kenya
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.669 against 0.64 in Kenya, a difference of 0.029.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Kenya ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.3207	0.659	0.3383	Solomon Islands
1910s	0.341	0.639	0.298	Solomon Islands
1920s	0.3374	0.6915	0.3541	Solomon Islands
1930s	0.338	0.691	0.353	Solomon Islands
1940s	0.336	0.6713	0.3353	Solomon Islands
1950s	0.2963	0.7448	0.4485	Solomon Islands
1960s	0.2796	0.765	0.4854	Solomon Islands
1970s	0.174	0.8078	0.6338	Solomon Islands
1980s	0.1307	0.798	0.6673	Solomon Islands
1990s	0.2239	0.7563	0.5324	Solomon Islands
2000s	0.3804	0.6022	0.2218	Solomon Islands
2010s	0.6056	0.5772	0.0284	Kenya
2020s	0.6605	0.6368	0.0237	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Kenya or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 0.669 against 0.64 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Kenya and Solomon Islands?: 0.029, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Solomon Islands?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Solomon Islands rank globally for rule of law index?: Kenya ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 75th 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.