What is rule of law index in Fiji?

Rule of law index in Fiji was 0.749 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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 Fiji

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

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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Fiji, 1900 to 2025.
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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.