Which has higher rule of law index, South Korea or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 0.92 against 0.917 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

South Korea vs Lithuania: Rule of Law Index

South Korea

0.917

in 2025

Lithuania

0.92

in 2025

South Korea rank

29th

Lithuania rank

28th

Rule of Law Index over time

South Korea
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.92 against 0.917 in South Korea, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 28th of 173 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 12 and Lithuania in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.25	0.058	0.192	South Korea
1800s	0.179	0.058	0.121	South Korea
1810s	0.179	0.058	0.121	South Korea
1820s	0.179	0.0535	0.1255	South Korea
1830s	0.179	0.0581	0.1209	South Korea
1840s	0.1581	0.0692	0.0889	South Korea
1850s	0.123	0.111	0.012	South Korea
1860s	0.1896	0.3457	0.1561	Lithuania
1870s	0.1992	0.5526	0.3534	Lithuania
1880s	0.134	0.3559	0.2219	Lithuania
1890s	0.152	0.356	0.204	Lithuania
1900s	0.193	0.3075	0.1145	Lithuania
1910s	0.1596	0.4053	0.2457	Lithuania
1920s	0.157	0.7649	0.6079	Lithuania
1930s	0.157	0.7193	0.5623	Lithuania
1940s	0.2248	0.1379	0.0869	South Korea
1950s	0.4032	0.1664	0.2368	South Korea
1960s	0.4305	0.1805	0.25	South Korea
1970s	0.3581	0.1644	0.1937	South Korea
1980s	0.4838	0.1731	0.3107	South Korea
1990s	0.8746	0.9256	0.051	Lithuania
2000s	0.9351	0.946	0.0109	Lithuania
2010s	0.8942	0.9575	0.0633	Lithuania
2020s	0.9188	0.9427	0.0238	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, South Korea or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.92 against 0.917 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between South Korea and Lithuania?: 0.003, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for rule of law index?: South Korea ranks 29th and Lithuania ranks 28th 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.