What is rule of law index in Comoros?

Rule of law index in Comoros was 0.175 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Comoros?

The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 1913.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Comoros?

The lowest recorded value was 0.157 in 2023.

How does Comoros rank for rule of law index?

Comoros ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Comoros?

Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Comoros data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Comoros

Name: Rule of Law Index in Comoros
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Comoros: Rule of Law Index was 0.175 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.175

Change on year

up 11.5%

World rank

144th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.659

in 1913

All-time low

0.157

in 2023

Years of data

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Comoros, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 0.175 for rule of law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Comoros peaked at 0.659 in 1913 and was at its lowest, 0.157, in 2023.

That places Comoros 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 94 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Comoros, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.635	—
1901	0.639	+0.6%
1902	0.639	+0.0%
1903	0.639	+0.0%
1904	0.648	+1.4%
1905	0.648	+0.0%
1906	0.648	+0.0%
1907	0.648	+0.0%
1908	0.652	+0.6%
1909	0.652	+0.0%
1910	0.652	+0.0%
1911	0.652	+0.0%
1912	0.652	+0.0%
1913	0.659	+1.1%
1946	0.607	-7.9%
1947	0.607	+0.0%
1948	0.629	+3.6%
1949	0.629	+0.0%
1950	0.629	+0.0%
1951	0.629	+0.0%
1952	0.629	+0.0%
1953	0.629	+0.0%
1954	0.629	+0.0%
1955	0.629	+0.0%
1956	0.629	+0.0%
1957	0.629	+0.0%
1958	0.612	-2.7%
1959	0.612	+0.0%
1960	0.61	-0.3%
1961	0.61	+0.0%
1962	0.604	-1.0%
1963	0.604	+0.0%
1964	0.604	+0.0%
1965	0.604	+0.0%
1966	0.604	+0.0%
1967	0.604	+0.0%
1968	0.6	-0.7%
1969	0.6	+0.0%
1970	0.605	+0.8%
1971	0.605	+0.0%
1972	0.597	-1.3%
1973	0.623	+4.4%
1974	0.636	+2.1%
1975	0.47	-26.1%
1976	0.479	+1.9%
1977	0.484	+1.0%
1978	0.484	+0.0%
1979	0.357	-26.2%
1980	0.271	-24.1%
1981	0.271	+0.0%
1982	0.271	+0.0%
1983	0.271	+0.0%
1984	0.271	+0.0%
1985	0.271	+0.0%
1986	0.273	+0.7%
1987	0.276	+1.1%
1988	0.276	+0.0%
1989	0.276	+0.0%
1990	0.286	+3.6%
1991	0.281	-1.7%
1992	0.28	-0.4%
1993	0.28	+0.0%
1994	0.28	+0.0%
1995	0.274	-2.1%
1996	0.283	+3.3%
1997	0.283	+0.0%
1998	0.283	+0.0%
1999	0.275	-2.8%
2000	0.273	-0.7%
2001	0.259	-5.1%
2002	0.309	+19.3%
2003	0.321	+3.9%
2004	0.321	+0.0%
2005	0.33	+2.8%
2006	0.309	-6.4%
2007	0.309	+0.0%
2008	0.311	+0.6%
2009	0.296	-4.8%
2010	0.313	+5.7%
2011	0.316	+1.0%
2012	0.331	+4.7%
2013	0.309	-6.6%
2014	0.311	+0.6%
2015	0.294	-5.5%
2016	0.31	+5.4%
2017	0.282	-9.0%
2018	0.252	-10.6%
2019	0.159	-36.9%
2020	0.172	+8.2%
2021	0.171	-0.6%
2022	0.171	+0.0%
2023	0.157	-8.2%
2024	0.157	+0.0%
2025	0.175	+11.5%

Comoros compared with similar countries

Comoros's 0.175 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Comoros's 0.175 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rule of Law Index in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
2019	-36.9%	0.252	0.159
1979	-26.2%	0.484	0.357
1975	-26.1%	0.636	0.47

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.6448	0.635	0.652	10
1910s	0.6538	0.652	0.659	4
1940s	0.618	0.607	0.629	4
1950s	0.6256	0.612	0.629	10
1960s	0.6044	0.6	0.61	10
1970s	0.534	0.357	0.636	10
1980s	0.2727	0.271	0.276	10
1990s	0.2805	0.274	0.286	10
2000s	0.3038	0.259	0.33	10
2010s	0.2877	0.159	0.331	10
2020s	0.1672	0.157	0.175	6

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147 Guinea-Bissau 0.169 compare

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More reference data data for Comoros

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Comoros?: Rule of law index in Comoros was 0.175 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Comoros?: The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 1913.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Comoros?: The lowest recorded value was 0.157 in 2023.
How does Comoros rank for rule of law index?: Comoros ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Comoros?: Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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: 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.