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

Zimbabwe, at 0.177 against 0.174 in Sudan as of 2025.

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

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.

Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Rule of Law Index

Sudan

0.174

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.177

in 2025

Sudan rank

142nd

Zimbabwe rank

140th

Rule of Law Index over time

Sudan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.177 against 0.174 in Sudan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 140th of 173 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.605	0.568	0.037	Sudan
1910s	0.605	0.568	0.037	Sudan
1920s	0.6072	0.6118	0.0046	Zimbabwe
1930s	0.61	0.633	0.023	Zimbabwe
1940s	0.6112	0.6482	0.037	Zimbabwe
1950s	0.5959	0.6856	0.0897	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.5214	0.5789	0.0575	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.3512	0.51	0.1588	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.3733	0.6526	0.2793	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.046	0.6202	0.5742	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0858	0.2099	0.1241	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1104	0.303	0.1926	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.1765	0.2047	0.0282	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rule of law index, Sudan or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.177 against 0.174 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rule of law index between Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 0.003, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for rule of law index?: Sudan ranks 142nd and Zimbabwe ranks 140th 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

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: 07 August 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.