What is rule of law index in Gabon?

Rule of law index in Gabon was 0.416 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.416 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1970.

How does Gabon rank for rule of law index?

Gabon ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Gabon 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 Gabon

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

Gabon: Rule of Law Index was 0.416 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.416

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

103rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.416

in 2025

All-time low

0.216

in 1970

Years of data

116

1910–2025

Rule of Law Index in Gabon, 1910–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Gabon is 0.416, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 116 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Gabon peaked at 0.416 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.216, in 1970.

That places Gabon 103rd 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 116 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Gabon, 1910 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1910	0.296	—
1911	0.296	+0.0%
1912	0.296	+0.0%
1913	0.296	+0.0%
1914	0.296	+0.0%
1915	0.296	+0.0%
1916	0.296	+0.0%
1917	0.296	+0.0%
1918	0.296	+0.0%
1919	0.296	+0.0%
1920	0.296	+0.0%
1921	0.296	+0.0%
1922	0.296	+0.0%
1923	0.296	+0.0%
1924	0.296	+0.0%
1925	0.296	+0.0%
1926	0.296	+0.0%
1927	0.296	+0.0%
1928	0.296	+0.0%
1929	0.296	+0.0%
1930	0.296	+0.0%
1931	0.296	+0.0%
1932	0.296	+0.0%
1933	0.296	+0.0%
1934	0.296	+0.0%
1935	0.296	+0.0%
1936	0.296	+0.0%
1937	0.296	+0.0%
1938	0.296	+0.0%
1939	0.296	+0.0%
1940	0.296	+0.0%
1941	0.296	+0.0%
1942	0.296	+0.0%
1943	0.296	+0.0%
1944	0.296	+0.0%
1945	0.282	-4.7%
1946	0.324	+14.9%
1947	0.324	+0.0%
1948	0.324	+0.0%
1949	0.324	+0.0%
1950	0.24	-25.9%
1951	0.24	+0.0%
1952	0.24	+0.0%
1953	0.24	+0.0%
1954	0.24	+0.0%
1955	0.24	+0.0%
1956	0.24	+0.0%
1957	0.24	+0.0%
1958	0.262	+9.2%
1959	0.262	+0.0%
1960	0.269	+2.7%
1961	0.257	-4.5%
1962	0.257	+0.0%
1963	0.257	+0.0%
1964	0.257	+0.0%
1965	0.257	+0.0%
1966	0.257	+0.0%
1967	0.241	-6.2%
1968	0.249	+3.3%
1969	0.249	+0.0%
1970	0.216	-13.3%
1971	0.216	+0.0%
1972	0.216	+0.0%
1973	0.216	+0.0%
1974	0.216	+0.0%
1975	0.216	+0.0%
1976	0.216	+0.0%
1977	0.216	+0.0%
1978	0.216	+0.0%
1979	0.216	+0.0%
1980	0.216	+0.0%
1981	0.216	+0.0%
1982	0.216	+0.0%
1983	0.216	+0.0%
1984	0.216	+0.0%
1985	0.216	+0.0%
1986	0.216	+0.0%
1987	0.216	+0.0%
1988	0.216	+0.0%
1989	0.216	+0.0%
1990	0.319	+47.7%
1991	0.312	-2.2%
1992	0.312	+0.0%
1993	0.312	+0.0%
1994	0.312	+0.0%
1995	0.312	+0.0%
1996	0.312	+0.0%
1997	0.312	+0.0%
1998	0.312	+0.0%
1999	0.312	+0.0%
2000	0.307	-1.6%
2001	0.307	+0.0%
2002	0.307	+0.0%
2003	0.307	+0.0%
2004	0.307	+0.0%
2005	0.307	+0.0%
2006	0.307	+0.0%
2007	0.307	+0.0%
2008	0.307	+0.0%
2009	0.307	+0.0%
2010	0.284	-7.5%
2011	0.284	+0.0%
2012	0.276	-2.8%
2013	0.4	+44.9%
2014	0.4	+0.0%
2015	0.4	+0.0%
2016	0.4	+0.0%
2017	0.348	-13.0%
2018	0.339	-2.6%
2019	0.296	-12.7%
2020	0.331	+11.8%
2021	0.345	+4.2%
2022	0.349	+1.2%
2023	0.366	+4.9%
2024	0.409	+11.7%
2025	0.416	+1.7%

Gabon compared with similar countries

Gabon's 0.416 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Gabon's 0.416 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1920s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1930s	0.296	0.296	0.296	10
1940s	0.3058	0.282	0.324	10
1950s	0.2444	0.24	0.262	10
1960s	0.255	0.241	0.269	10
1970s	0.216	0.216	0.216	10
1980s	0.216	0.216	0.216	10
1990s	0.3127	0.312	0.319	10
2000s	0.307	0.307	0.307	10
2010s	0.3427	0.276	0.4	10
2020s	0.3693	0.331	0.416	6

Countries ranked near Gabon

100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.462 compare
101 Armenia 0.453 compare
102 Mali 0.421 compare
103 Thailand 0.416 compare
105 India 0.397 compare
106 Saudi Arabia 0.396 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Gabon?: Rule of law index in Gabon was 0.416 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 0.416 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 0.216 in 1970.
How does Gabon rank for rule of law index?: Gabon ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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.