What is rule of law index in Italy?

Rule of law index in Italy was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2017.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 1927.

How does Italy rank for rule of law index?

Italy ranks 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Rule of Law Index was 0.865 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.865

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

38th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.912

in 2017

All-time low

0.284

in 1927

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Rule of Law Index in Italy, 1815–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Italy is 0.865, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Italy peaked at 0.912 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.284, in 1927.

Italy ranks 38th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 211 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.714	0.714	0.714	5
1820s	0.714	0.714	0.714	10
1830s	0.714	0.714	0.714	10
1840s	0.6814	0.551	0.714	10
1850s	0.551	0.551	0.551	10
1860s	0.6614	0.551	0.689	10
1870s	0.7027	0.694	0.706	10
1880s	0.708	0.708	0.708	10
1890s	0.6898	0.676	0.694	10
1900s	0.6947	0.694	0.701	10
1910s	0.6923	0.686	0.701	10
1920s	0.4549	0.284	0.696	10
1930s	0.2874	0.285	0.29	10
1940s	0.5398	0.288	0.816	10
1950s	0.8265	0.816	0.843	10
1960s	0.8465	0.844	0.849	10
1970s	0.8591	0.855	0.862	10
1980s	0.858	0.85	0.865	10
1990s	0.8781	0.862	0.889	10
2000s	0.8779	0.863	0.905	10
2010s	0.9008	0.884	0.912	10
2020s	0.8897	0.865	0.905	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Italy?: Rule of law index in Italy was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 2017.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 1927.
How does Italy rank for rule of law index?: Italy ranks 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.