Which has higher rule of law index, Somalia or Sudan?

Sudan, at 0.174 against 0.168 in Somalia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Somalia vs Sudan: Rule of Law Index

Somalia

0.168

in 2025

Sudan

0.174

in 2025

Somalia rank

148th

Sudan rank

145th

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 148th and Sudan ranks 145th of 176 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 148th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.