North Macedonia vs Serbia: Rule of law index

North Macedonia
0.368
in 2025
Serbia
0.367
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
114th
Serbia rank
115th

Rule of law index over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia
0.20.40.6178919072025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.368 against 0.367 in Serbia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 114th and Serbia ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 6 and Serbia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Serbia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.226 0.226 0
1790s 0.226 0.226 0
1800s 0.2232 0.1618 0.0614 North Macedonia
1810s 0.213 0.1454 0.0676 North Macedonia
1820s 0.213 0.153 0.06 North Macedonia
1830s 0.2098 0.2167 0.0069 Serbia
1840s 0.212 0.2802 0.0682 Serbia
1850s 0.2114 0.2861 0.0747 Serbia
1860s 0.216 0.2947 0.0787 Serbia
1870s 0.2227 0.2952 0.0725 Serbia
1880s 0.166 0.3138 0.1478 Serbia
1890s 0.166 0.3215 0.1555 Serbia
1900s 0.2089 0.3331 0.1242 Serbia
1910s 0.3204 0.308 0.0124 North Macedonia
1920s 0.3221 0.3221 0
1930s 0.2714 0.2714 0
1940s 0.2553 0.2553 0
1950s 0.3949 0.3949 0
1960s 0.4444 0.4444 0
1970s 0.4642 0.4642 0
1980s 0.4892 0.4892 0
1990s 0.601 0.2525 0.3485 North Macedonia
2000s 0.5861 0.5577 0.0284 North Macedonia
2010s 0.4076 0.5343 0.1267 Serbia
2020s 0.3843 0.4525 0.0682 Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, North Macedonia or Serbia?
North Macedonia, at 0.368 against 0.367 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between North Macedonia and Serbia?
0.001, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Serbia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do North Macedonia and Serbia rank globally for rule of law index?
North Macedonia ranks 114th and Serbia ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed