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North Korea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Rule of Law Index

North Korea
0.033
in 2025
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.009
in 2025
North Korea rank
173rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
175th

Rule of Law Index over time

  • North Korea
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.033 against 0.009 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.024.

That makes North Korea's figure about 3.7 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

North Korea ranks 173rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 175th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1780s 0.25 0.441 0.191 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1790s 0.25 0.441 0.191 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1800s 0.179 0.441 0.262 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1810s 0.179 0.2768 0.0978 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1830s 0.179 0.684 0.505 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1840s 0.1581 0.5559 0.3978 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1850s 0.123 0.1884 0.0654 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1860s 0.1896 0.3054 0.1158 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1870s 0.1992 0.225 0.0258 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1880s 0.134 0.225 0.091 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1890s 0.152 0.234 0.082 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1900s 0.193 0.1867 0.0063 North Korea
1910s 0.156 0.227 0.071 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1940s 0.0792 0.55 0.4708 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1950s 0.051 0.3596 0.3086 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1960s 0.0468 0.6938 0.647 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s 0.0443 0.6017 0.5574 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s 0.0412 0.5541 0.5129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 0.03 0.539 0.509 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 0.0247 0.1291 0.1044 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s 0.0312 0.0323 0.0011 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 0.0333 0.0108 0.0225 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, North Korea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
North Korea, at 0.033 against 0.009 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.024, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
193 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Korea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for rule of law index?
North Korea ranks 173rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 175th 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

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.