Which has higher rule of law index, Lithuania or Taiwan?

Lithuania, at 0.92 against 0.917 in Taiwan as of 2025.

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

226 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.

Lithuania vs Taiwan: Rule of Law Index

Lithuania

0.92

in 2025

Taiwan

0.917

in 2025

Lithuania rank

28th

Taiwan rank

29th

Rule of Law Index over time

Lithuania
Taiwan

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 173 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.058	0.057	0.001	Lithuania
1800s	0.058	0.057	0.001	Lithuania
1810s	0.058	0.057	0.001	Lithuania
1820s	0.0535	0.057	0.0035	Taiwan
1830s	0.0581	0.057	0.0011	Lithuania
1840s	0.0692	0.057	0.0122	Lithuania
1850s	0.111	0.057	0.054	Lithuania
1860s	0.3457	0.0521	0.2936	Lithuania
1870s	0.5526	0.05	0.5026	Lithuania
1880s	0.3559	0.05	0.3059	Lithuania
1890s	0.356	0.05	0.306	Lithuania
1900s	0.3075	0.542	0.2345	Taiwan
1910s	0.4053	0.5464	0.1411	Taiwan
1920s	0.7649	0.5707	0.1942	Lithuania
1930s	0.7193	0.5592	0.1601	Lithuania
1940s	0.1379	0.3596	0.2217	Taiwan
1950s	0.1664	0.2578	0.0914	Taiwan
1960s	0.1805	0.2909	0.1104	Taiwan
1970s	0.1644	0.3302	0.1658	Taiwan
1980s	0.1731	0.4511	0.278	Taiwan
1990s	0.9256	0.737	0.1886	Lithuania
2000s	0.946	0.8754	0.0706	Lithuania
2010s	0.9575	0.876	0.0815	Lithuania
2020s	0.9427	0.9265	0.0162	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Lithuania or Taiwan?: Lithuania, at 0.92 against 0.917 in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Lithuania and Taiwan?: 0.003, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Taiwan?: 226 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Taiwan rank globally for rule of law index?: Lithuania ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 29th 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.