Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Rule of law index
Tajikistan
0.039
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.053
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
172nd
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Rule of law index over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.053 against 0.039 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.4 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.356 | 0.356 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3075 | 0.3075 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1356 | 0.1356 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1342 | 0.1342 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.1379 | 0.1379 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.1664 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1805 | 0.1805 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1644 | 0.1644 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1731 | 0.1731 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1184 | 0.0573 | 0.0611 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.0601 | 0.0375 | 0.0226 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.0464 | 0.0469 | 0.0005 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0465 | 0.0612 | 0.0147 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.053 against 0.039 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.014, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for rule of law index?
- Tajikistan ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.