Niger vs Peru: Rule of Law Index
Niger
0.578
in 2025
Peru
0.592
in 2025
Niger rank
82nd
Peru rank
80th
Rule of Law Index over time
- Niger
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.592 against 0.578 in Niger, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th of 173 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.357 | 0.213 | 0.144 | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.369 | 0.2822 | 0.0868 | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.3738 | 0.3912 | 0.0174 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.3946 | 0.3146 | 0.08 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.459 | 0.5946 | 0.1356 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5883 | 0.2248 | 0.3635 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.602 | 0.6087 | 0.0067 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.5934 | 0.2358 | 0.3576 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.5715 | 0.6758 | 0.1043 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.6351 | 0.7426 | 0.1075 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.5947 | 0.6828 | 0.0882 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Niger or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.592 against 0.578 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Niger and Peru?
- 0.014, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Peru?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Peru rank globally for rule of law index?
- Niger ranks 82nd and Peru ranks 80th 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
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.