What is rule of law index in Cyprus?

Rule of law index in Cyprus was 0.88 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2011.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.499 in 1956.

How does Cyprus rank for rule of law index?

Cyprus ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cyprus 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 Cyprus

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

Cyprus: Rule of Law Index was 0.88 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.88

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

37th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.91

in 2011

All-time low

0.499

in 1956

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Cyprus, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.88 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Cyprus peaked at 0.91 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.499, in 1956.

That places Cyprus 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Cyprus, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.553	—
1901	0.553	+0.0%
1902	0.553	+0.0%
1903	0.553	+0.0%
1904	0.553	+0.0%
1905	0.553	+0.0%
1906	0.553	+0.0%
1907	0.553	+0.0%
1908	0.553	+0.0%
1909	0.553	+0.0%
1910	0.553	+0.0%
1911	0.553	+0.0%
1912	0.553	+0.0%
1913	0.553	+0.0%
1914	0.553	+0.0%
1915	0.553	+0.0%
1916	0.553	+0.0%
1917	0.553	+0.0%
1918	0.553	+0.0%
1919	0.553	+0.0%
1920	0.553	+0.0%
1921	0.553	+0.0%
1922	0.553	+0.0%
1923	0.553	+0.0%
1924	0.553	+0.0%
1925	0.553	+0.0%
1926	0.542	-2.0%
1927	0.542	+0.0%
1928	0.542	+0.0%
1929	0.542	+0.0%
1930	0.543	+0.2%
1931	0.527	-2.9%
1932	0.527	+0.0%
1933	0.527	+0.0%
1934	0.527	+0.0%
1935	0.527	+0.0%
1936	0.527	+0.0%
1937	0.527	+0.0%
1938	0.527	+0.0%
1939	0.527	+0.0%
1940	0.526	-0.2%
1941	0.516	-1.9%
1942	0.558	+8.1%
1943	0.558	+0.0%
1944	0.558	+0.0%
1945	0.558	+0.0%
1946	0.558	+0.0%
1947	0.558	+0.0%
1948	0.558	+0.0%
1949	0.558	+0.0%
1950	0.541	-3.0%
1951	0.553	+2.2%
1952	0.553	+0.0%
1953	0.553	+0.0%
1954	0.553	+0.0%
1955	0.511	-7.6%
1956	0.499	-2.3%
1957	0.499	+0.0%
1958	0.499	+0.0%
1959	0.499	+0.0%
1960	0.633	+26.9%
1961	0.671	+6.0%
1962	0.677	+0.9%
1963	0.667	-1.5%
1964	0.667	+0.0%
1965	0.667	+0.0%
1966	0.667	+0.0%
1967	0.667	+0.0%
1968	0.667	+0.0%
1969	0.667	+0.0%
1970	0.667	+0.0%
1971	0.667	+0.0%
1972	0.667	+0.0%
1973	0.667	+0.0%
1974	0.667	+0.0%
1975	0.812	+21.7%
1976	0.827	+1.8%
1977	0.826	-0.1%
1978	0.821	-0.6%
1979	0.821	+0.0%
1980	0.821	+0.0%
1981	0.821	+0.0%
1982	0.821	+0.0%
1983	0.821	+0.0%
1984	0.821	+0.0%
1985	0.821	+0.0%
1986	0.82	-0.1%
1987	0.82	+0.0%
1988	0.82	+0.0%
1989	0.83	+1.2%
1990	0.841	+1.3%
1991	0.841	+0.0%
1992	0.841	+0.0%
1993	0.841	+0.0%
1994	0.841	+0.0%
1995	0.841	+0.0%
1996	0.841	+0.0%
1997	0.841	+0.0%
1998	0.841	+0.0%
1999	0.839	-0.2%
2000	0.864	+3.0%
2001	0.864	+0.0%
2002	0.864	+0.0%
2003	0.864	+0.0%
2004	0.899	+4.1%
2005	0.903	+0.4%
2006	0.903	+0.0%
2007	0.907	+0.4%
2008	0.907	+0.0%
2009	0.909	+0.2%
2010	0.908	-0.1%
2011	0.91	+0.2%
2012	0.91	+0.0%
2013	0.901	-1.0%
2014	0.899	-0.2%
2015	0.899	+0.0%
2016	0.9	+0.1%
2017	0.902	+0.2%
2018	0.9	-0.2%
2019	0.886	-1.6%
2020	0.877	-1.0%
2021	0.861	-1.8%
2022	0.867	+0.7%
2023	0.864	-0.3%
2024	0.876	+1.4%
2025	0.88	+0.5%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

Cyprus's 0.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Cyprus's 0.88 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.553	0.553	0.553	10
1910s	0.553	0.553	0.553	10
1920s	0.5486	0.542	0.553	10
1930s	0.5286	0.527	0.543	10
1940s	0.5506	0.516	0.558	10
1950s	0.526	0.499	0.553	10
1960s	0.665	0.633	0.677	10
1970s	0.7442	0.667	0.827	10
1980s	0.8216	0.82	0.83	10
1990s	0.8408	0.839	0.841	10
2000s	0.8884	0.864	0.909	10
2010s	0.9015	0.886	0.91	10
2020s	0.8708	0.861	0.88	6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

34 Israel 0.889 compare
35 Portugal 0.887 compare
36 Trinidad and Tobago 0.886 compare
38 Poland 0.879 compare
39 Bhutan 0.871 compare
40 Italy 0.865 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Cyprus

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Cyprus?: Rule of law index in Cyprus was 0.88 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 0.499 in 1956.
How does Cyprus rank for rule of law index?: Cyprus ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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.