Which has higher rule of law index, Mexico or Serbia?

Serbia, at 0.367 against 0.355 in Mexico as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Serbia?

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.

Mexico vs Serbia: Rule of Law Index

Mexico

0.355

in 2025

Serbia

0.367

in 2025

Mexico rank

117th

Serbia rank

115th

Rule of Law Index over time

Mexico
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.367 against 0.355 in Mexico, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 117th and Serbia ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.272	0.226	0.046	Mexico
1790s	0.272	0.226	0.046	Mexico
1800s	0.272	0.1618	0.1102	Mexico
1810s	0.2912	0.1454	0.1458	Mexico
1820s	0.2745	0.153	0.1215	Mexico
1830s	0.287	0.2167	0.0703	Mexico
1840s	0.2972	0.2802	0.017	Mexico
1850s	0.217	0.2861	0.0691	Serbia
1860s	0.28	0.2947	0.0147	Serbia
1870s	0.2053	0.2952	0.0899	Serbia
1880s	0.143	0.3138	0.1708	Serbia
1890s	0.143	0.3215	0.1785	Serbia
1900s	0.146	0.3331	0.1871	Serbia
1910s	0.1759	0.308	0.1321	Serbia
1920s	0.245	0.3221	0.0771	Serbia
1930s	0.236	0.2714	0.0354	Serbia
1940s	0.2415	0.2553	0.0138	Serbia
1950s	0.243	0.3949	0.1519	Serbia
1960s	0.243	0.4444	0.2014	Serbia
1970s	0.245	0.4642	0.2192	Serbia
1980s	0.2837	0.4892	0.2055	Serbia
1990s	0.4246	0.2525	0.1721	Mexico
2000s	0.5961	0.5577	0.0384	Mexico
2010s	0.5125	0.5343	0.0218	Serbia
2020s	0.4323	0.4525	0.0202	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Mexico or Serbia?: Serbia, at 0.367 against 0.355 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Mexico and Serbia?: 0.012, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Serbia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Serbia rank globally for rule of law index?: Mexico ranks 117th and Serbia ranks 115th 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: 18 September 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.