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Rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rule of law index was 0.462 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.462
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
100th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.502
in 1982
All-time low
0.149
in 1941
Years of data
197
1789–2025

Rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.462, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.502 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.149, in 1941.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 197 years of available data.

Rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.226 —
1790 0.226 +0.0%
1791 0.226 +0.0%
1792 0.226 +0.0%
1793 0.226 +0.0%
1794 0.226 +0.0%
1795 0.226 +0.0%
1796 0.226 +0.0%
1797 0.226 +0.0%
1798 0.226 +0.0%
1799 0.226 +0.0%
1800 0.226 +0.0%
1801 0.226 +0.0%
1802 0.226 +0.0%
1803 0.226 +0.0%
1804 0.226 +0.0%
1805 0.226 +0.0%
1806 0.226 +0.0%
1807 0.226 +0.0%
1808 0.211 -6.6%
1809 0.213 +0.9%
1810 0.213 +0.0%
1811 0.213 +0.0%
1812 0.213 +0.0%
1813 0.213 +0.0%
1814 0.213 +0.0%
1815 0.213 +0.0%
1816 0.213 +0.0%
1817 0.213 +0.0%
1818 0.213 +0.0%
1819 0.213 +0.0%
1820 0.213 +0.0%
1821 0.213 +0.0%
1822 0.213 +0.0%
1823 0.213 +0.0%
1824 0.213 +0.0%
1825 0.213 +0.0%
1826 0.213 +0.0%
1827 0.213 +0.0%
1828 0.213 +0.0%
1829 0.213 +0.0%
1830 0.213 +0.0%
1831 0.213 +0.0%
1832 0.213 +0.0%
1833 0.213 +0.0%
1834 0.213 +0.0%
1835 0.213 +0.0%
1836 0.213 +0.0%
1837 0.213 +0.0%
1838 0.213 +0.0%
1839 0.181 -15.0%
1840 0.212 +17.1%
1841 0.212 +0.0%
1842 0.212 +0.0%
1843 0.212 +0.0%
1844 0.212 +0.0%
1845 0.212 +0.0%
1846 0.212 +0.0%
1847 0.212 +0.0%
1848 0.212 +0.0%
1849 0.212 +0.0%
1850 0.212 +0.0%
1851 0.212 +0.0%
1852 0.212 +0.0%
1853 0.212 +0.0%
1854 0.212 +0.0%
1855 0.212 +0.0%
1856 0.212 +0.0%
1857 0.21 -0.9%
1858 0.21 +0.0%
1859 0.21 +0.0%
1860 0.21 +0.0%
1861 0.21 +0.0%
1862 0.21 +0.0%
1863 0.21 +0.0%
1864 0.21 +0.0%
1865 0.21 +0.0%
1866 0.21 +0.0%
1867 0.21 +0.0%
1868 0.24 +14.3%
1869 0.24 +0.0%
1870 0.24 +0.0%
1871 0.24 +0.0%
1872 0.24 +0.0%
1873 0.24 +0.0%
1874 0.24 +0.0%
1875 0.24 +0.0%
1876 0.24 +0.0%
1877 0.191 -20.4%
1878 0.178 -6.8%
1919 0.313 +75.8%
1920 0.313 +0.0%
1921 0.311 -0.6%
1922 0.317 +1.9%
1923 0.337 +6.3%
1924 0.337 +0.0%
1925 0.337 +0.0%
1926 0.337 +0.0%
1927 0.337 +0.0%
1928 0.301 -10.7%
1929 0.294 -2.3%
1930 0.269 -8.5%
1931 0.269 +0.0%
1932 0.272 +1.1%
1933 0.272 +0.0%
1934 0.272 +0.0%
1935 0.272 +0.0%
1936 0.272 +0.0%
1937 0.272 +0.0%
1938 0.272 +0.0%
1939 0.272 +0.0%
1940 0.268 -1.5%
1941 0.149 -44.4%
1942 0.152 +2.0%
1943 0.152 +0.0%
1944 0.181 +19.1%
1945 0.298 +64.6%
1946 0.343 +15.1%
1947 0.326 -5.0%
1948 0.326 +0.0%
1949 0.358 +9.8%
1950 0.386 +7.8%
1951 0.396 +2.6%
1952 0.396 +0.0%
1953 0.399 +0.8%
1954 0.399 +0.0%
1955 0.394 -1.3%
1956 0.394 +0.0%
1957 0.394 +0.0%
1958 0.394 +0.0%
1959 0.397 +0.8%
1960 0.397 +0.0%
1961 0.397 +0.0%
1962 0.397 +0.0%
1963 0.45 +13.4%
1964 0.45 +0.0%
1965 0.464 +3.1%
1966 0.464 +0.0%
1967 0.475 +2.4%
1968 0.475 +0.0%
1969 0.475 +0.0%
1970 0.46 -3.2%
1971 0.46 +0.0%
1972 0.46 +0.0%
1973 0.46 +0.0%
1974 0.467 +1.5%
1975 0.467 +0.0%
1976 0.467 +0.0%
1977 0.467 +0.0%
1978 0.467 +0.0%
1979 0.467 +0.0%
1980 0.464 -0.6%
1981 0.483 +4.1%
1982 0.502 +3.9%
1983 0.502 +0.0%
1984 0.502 +0.0%
1985 0.502 +0.0%
1986 0.502 +0.0%
1987 0.502 +0.0%
1988 0.502 +0.0%
1989 0.431 -14.1%
1990 0.269 -37.6%
1991 0.243 -9.7%
1992 0.285 +17.3%
1993 0.285 +0.0%
1994 0.285 +0.0%
1995 0.287 +0.7%
1996 0.347 +20.9%
1997 0.354 +2.0%
1998 0.368 +4.0%
1999 0.377 +2.4%
2000 0.407 +8.0%
2001 0.478 +17.4%
2002 0.476 -0.4%
2003 0.455 -4.4%
2004 0.426 -6.4%
2005 0.445 +4.5%
2006 0.439 -1.3%
2007 0.439 +0.0%
2008 0.444 +1.1%
2009 0.437 -1.6%
2010 0.438 +0.2%
2011 0.438 +0.0%
2012 0.438 +0.0%
2013 0.446 +1.8%
2014 0.446 +0.0%
2015 0.449 +0.7%
2016 0.453 +0.9%
2017 0.453 +0.0%
2018 0.444 -2.0%
2019 0.393 -11.5%
2020 0.401 +2.0%
2021 0.387 -3.5%
2022 0.428 +10.6%
2023 0.434 +1.4%
2024 0.433 -0.2%
2025 0.462 +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.226 0.226 0.226 1
1790s 0.226 0.226 0.226 10
1800s 0.2232 0.211 0.226 10
1810s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1820s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1830s 0.2098 0.181 0.213 10
1840s 0.212 0.212 0.212 10
1850s 0.2114 0.21 0.212 10
1860s 0.216 0.21 0.24 10
1870s 0.2277 0.178 0.24 9
1910s 0.313 0.313 0.313 1
1920s 0.3221 0.294 0.337 10
1930s 0.2714 0.269 0.272 10
1940s 0.2553 0.149 0.358 10
1950s 0.3949 0.386 0.399 10
1960s 0.4444 0.397 0.475 10
1970s 0.4642 0.46 0.467 10
1980s 0.4892 0.431 0.502 10
1990s 0.31 0.243 0.377 10
2000s 0.4446 0.407 0.478 10
2010s 0.4398 0.393 0.453 10
2020s 0.4242 0.387 0.462 6

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 97 Papua New Guinea 0.511 compare
  2. 98 Mongolia 0.483 compare
  3. 99 Burkina Faso 0.482 compare
  4. 101 Armenia 0.453 compare
  5. 102 Mali 0.421 compare
  6. 103 Gabon 0.416 compare
  7. 103 Thailand 0.416 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Rule of law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.462 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.502 in 1982.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 in 1941.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for rule of law index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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