Somalia vs Sudan: Rule of law index
Somalia
0.168
in 2025
Sudan
0.174
in 2025
Somalia rank
145th
Sudan rank
142nd
Rule of law index over time
- Somalia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.174 against 0.168 in Somalia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 145th and Sudan ranks 142nd of 173 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.402 | 0.605 | 0.203 | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.4431 | 0.605 | 0.1619 | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.4413 | 0.6072 | 0.1659 | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.435 | 0.61 | 0.175 | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.4433 | 0.6112 | 0.1679 | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.4687 | 0.5959 | 0.1272 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.4078 | 0.5214 | 0.1136 | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.2053 | 0.3512 | 0.1459 | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.176 | 0.3733 | 0.1973 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0432 | 0.046 | 0.0028 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0348 | 0.0858 | 0.051 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.0926 | 0.1104 | 0.0178 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1392 | 0.1765 | 0.0373 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Somalia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.174 against 0.168 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Somalia and Sudan?
- 0.006, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for rule of law index?
- Somalia ranks 145th and Sudan ranks 142nd of 173 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.