Which has higher rule of law index, Kuwait or Romania?

Romania, at 0.694 against 0.691 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Romania?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Kuwait vs Romania: Rule of Law Index

Kuwait

0.691

in 2025

Romania

0.694

in 2025

Kuwait rank

70th

Romania rank

67th

Rule of Law Index over time

Kuwait
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.694 against 0.691 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 23 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.608	0.036	0.572	Kuwait
1790s	0.608	0.036	0.572	Kuwait
1800s	0.6009	0.036	0.5649	Kuwait
1810s	0.6005	0.036	0.5645	Kuwait
1820s	0.5958	0.036	0.5598	Kuwait
1830s	0.607	0.197	0.41	Kuwait
1840s	0.607	0.214	0.393	Kuwait
1850s	0.607	0.214	0.393	Kuwait
1860s	0.607	0.4025	0.2045	Kuwait
1870s	0.607	0.47	0.137	Kuwait
1880s	0.607	0.47	0.137	Kuwait
1890s	0.599	0.47	0.129	Kuwait
1900s	0.57	0.542	0.028	Kuwait
1910s	0.5821	0.5503	0.0318	Kuwait
1920s	0.592	0.5557	0.0363	Kuwait
1930s	0.594	0.5189	0.0751	Kuwait
1940s	0.608	0.3742	0.2338	Kuwait
1950s	0.608	0.219	0.389	Kuwait
1960s	0.6823	0.2406	0.4417	Kuwait
1970s	0.6749	0.219	0.4559	Kuwait
1980s	0.6461	0.2122	0.4339	Kuwait
1990s	0.6245	0.4183	0.2062	Kuwait
2000s	0.6189	0.4956	0.1233	Kuwait
2010s	0.6118	0.693	0.0812	Romania
2020s	0.6908	0.735	0.0442	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Kuwait or Romania?: Romania, at 0.694 against 0.691 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Kuwait and Romania?: 0.003, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Romania?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Romania rank globally for rule of law index?: Kuwait ranks 70th and Romania ranks 67th 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.