North Korea vs Tajikistan: Rule of Law Index
North Korea
0.033
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.039
in 2025
North Korea rank
173rd
Tajikistan rank
172nd
Rule of Law Index over time
- North Korea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.039 against 0.033 in North Korea, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.
North Korea ranks 173rd and Tajikistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.234 | 0.538 | 0.304 | Tajikistan |
| 1870s | 0.1992 | 0.5526 | 0.3534 | Tajikistan |
| 1880s | 0.134 | 0.3559 | 0.2219 | Tajikistan |
| 1890s | 0.152 | 0.356 | 0.204 | Tajikistan |
| 1900s | 0.193 | 0.3075 | 0.1145 | Tajikistan |
| 1910s | 0.156 | 0.338 | 0.182 | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 0.0792 | 0.1374 | 0.0582 | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0.051 | 0.1664 | 0.1154 | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 0.0468 | 0.1805 | 0.1337 | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 0.0443 | 0.1644 | 0.1201 | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 0.0412 | 0.1731 | 0.1319 | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 0.03 | 0.1184 | 0.0884 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.0247 | 0.0601 | 0.0354 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0312 | 0.0464 | 0.0152 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.0333 | 0.0465 | 0.0132 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, North Korea or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.039 against 0.033 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between North Korea and Tajikistan?
- 0.006, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tajikistan?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Tajikistan rank globally for rule of law index?
- North Korea ranks 173rd and Tajikistan ranks 172nd 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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About this data
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.