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Rule of law index in Fiji

Fiji: Rule of law index was 0.749 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.749
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
61st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.792
in 2023
All-time low
0.499
in 2009
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of law index in Fiji, 1900–2025

00.20.40.60.8190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Fiji is 0.749, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Fiji peaked at 0.792 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.499, in 2009.

Fiji ranks 61st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of law index in Fiji, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.699 —
1901 0.699 +0.0%
1902 0.699 +0.0%
1903 0.699 +0.0%
1904 0.699 +0.0%
1905 0.699 +0.0%
1906 0.699 +0.0%
1907 0.699 +0.0%
1908 0.699 +0.0%
1909 0.699 +0.0%
1910 0.699 +0.0%
1911 0.699 +0.0%
1912 0.699 +0.0%
1913 0.699 +0.0%
1914 0.699 +0.0%
1915 0.699 +0.0%
1916 0.699 +0.0%
1917 0.699 +0.0%
1918 0.699 +0.0%
1919 0.699 +0.0%
1920 0.699 +0.0%
1921 0.699 +0.0%
1922 0.699 +0.0%
1923 0.699 +0.0%
1924 0.699 +0.0%
1925 0.699 +0.0%
1926 0.699 +0.0%
1927 0.699 +0.0%
1928 0.699 +0.0%
1929 0.699 +0.0%
1930 0.699 +0.0%
1931 0.699 +0.0%
1932 0.699 +0.0%
1933 0.699 +0.0%
1934 0.699 +0.0%
1935 0.699 +0.0%
1936 0.699 +0.0%
1937 0.699 +0.0%
1938 0.699 +0.0%
1939 0.699 +0.0%
1940 0.699 +0.0%
1941 0.699 +0.0%
1942 0.699 +0.0%
1943 0.699 +0.0%
1944 0.699 +0.0%
1945 0.699 +0.0%
1946 0.699 +0.0%
1947 0.699 +0.0%
1948 0.699 +0.0%
1949 0.699 +0.0%
1950 0.715 +2.3%
1951 0.715 +0.0%
1952 0.715 +0.0%
1953 0.715 +0.0%
1954 0.715 +0.0%
1955 0.715 +0.0%
1956 0.715 +0.0%
1957 0.715 +0.0%
1958 0.715 +0.0%
1959 0.715 +0.0%
1960 0.715 +0.0%
1961 0.715 +0.0%
1962 0.715 +0.0%
1963 0.715 +0.0%
1964 0.715 +0.0%
1965 0.715 +0.0%
1966 0.715 +0.0%
1967 0.715 +0.0%
1968 0.715 +0.0%
1969 0.715 +0.0%
1970 0.733 +2.5%
1971 0.733 +0.0%
1972 0.733 +0.0%
1973 0.733 +0.0%
1974 0.733 +0.0%
1975 0.733 +0.0%
1976 0.733 +0.0%
1977 0.733 +0.0%
1978 0.733 +0.0%
1979 0.733 +0.0%
1980 0.733 +0.0%
1981 0.733 +0.0%
1982 0.733 +0.0%
1983 0.733 +0.0%
1984 0.733 +0.0%
1985 0.733 +0.0%
1986 0.733 +0.0%
1987 0.524 -28.5%
1988 0.582 +11.1%
1989 0.582 +0.0%
1990 0.604 +3.8%
1991 0.604 +0.0%
1992 0.604 +0.0%
1993 0.647 +7.1%
1994 0.647 +0.0%
1995 0.647 +0.0%
1996 0.647 +0.0%
1997 0.722 +11.6%
1998 0.722 +0.0%
1999 0.722 +0.0%
2000 0.6 -16.9%
2001 0.619 +3.2%
2002 0.655 +5.8%
2003 0.655 +0.0%
2004 0.655 +0.0%
2005 0.655 +0.0%
2006 0.563 -14.0%
2007 0.539 -4.3%
2008 0.538 -0.2%
2009 0.499 -7.2%
2010 0.535 +7.2%
2011 0.535 +0.0%
2012 0.533 -0.4%
2013 0.563 +5.6%
2014 0.623 +10.7%
2015 0.648 +4.0%
2016 0.655 +1.1%
2017 0.656 +0.2%
2018 0.647 -1.4%
2019 0.641 -0.9%
2020 0.628 -2.0%
2021 0.602 -4.1%
2022 0.574 -4.7%
2023 0.792 +38.0%
2024 0.791 -0.1%
2025 0.749 -5.3%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 0.749 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 0.749 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.59, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.699 0.699 0.699 10
1910s 0.699 0.699 0.699 10
1920s 0.699 0.699 0.699 10
1930s 0.699 0.699 0.699 10
1940s 0.699 0.699 0.699 10
1950s 0.715 0.715 0.715 10
1960s 0.715 0.715 0.715 10
1970s 0.733 0.733 0.733 10
1980s 0.6819 0.524 0.733 10
1990s 0.6566 0.604 0.722 10
2000s 0.5978 0.499 0.655 10
2010s 0.6036 0.533 0.656 10
2020s 0.6893 0.574 0.792 6

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 58 Maldives 0.763 compare
  2. 59 Hong Kong 0.756 compare
  3. 60 Montenegro 0.754 compare
  4. 61 Colombia 0.749 compare
  5. 63 Sao Tome and Principe 0.742 compare
  6. 64 Slovakia 0.727 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Fiji?
Rule of law index in Fiji was 0.749 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 0.792 in 2023.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 0.499 in 2009.
How does Fiji rank for rule of law index?
Fiji ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Fiji 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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