What is rule of law index in Nepal?

Rule of law index in Nepal was 0.662 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.662 in 2025.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.038 in 1883.

How does Nepal rank for rule of law index?

Nepal ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Nepal: Rule of Law Index was 0.662 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.662

Change on year

up 8.0%

World rank

76th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.662

in 2025

All-time low

0.038

in 1883

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Nepal, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Nepal recorded 0.662 for rule of law index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Nepal peaked at 0.662 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.038, in 1883.

Nepal ranks 76th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rule of Law Index in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.054	—
1790	0.054	+0.0%
1791	0.054	+0.0%
1792	0.054	+0.0%
1793	0.054	+0.0%
1794	0.054	+0.0%
1795	0.054	+0.0%
1796	0.054	+0.0%
1797	0.054	+0.0%
1798	0.054	+0.0%
1799	0.054	+0.0%
1800	0.054	+0.0%
1801	0.054	+0.0%
1802	0.054	+0.0%
1803	0.054	+0.0%
1804	0.054	+0.0%
1805	0.054	+0.0%
1806	0.054	+0.0%
1807	0.054	+0.0%
1808	0.054	+0.0%
1809	0.054	+0.0%
1810	0.054	+0.0%
1811	0.054	+0.0%
1812	0.054	+0.0%
1813	0.054	+0.0%
1814	0.054	+0.0%
1815	0.054	+0.0%
1816	0.054	+0.0%
1817	0.054	+0.0%
1818	0.054	+0.0%
1819	0.054	+0.0%
1820	0.054	+0.0%
1821	0.054	+0.0%
1822	0.054	+0.0%
1823	0.054	+0.0%
1824	0.054	+0.0%
1825	0.054	+0.0%
1826	0.054	+0.0%
1827	0.054	+0.0%
1828	0.054	+0.0%
1829	0.054	+0.0%
1830	0.054	+0.0%
1831	0.054	+0.0%
1832	0.054	+0.0%
1833	0.054	+0.0%
1834	0.054	+0.0%
1835	0.054	+0.0%
1836	0.054	+0.0%
1837	0.054	+0.0%
1838	0.054	+0.0%
1839	0.054	+0.0%
1840	0.054	+0.0%
1841	0.054	+0.0%
1842	0.054	+0.0%
1843	0.054	+0.0%
1844	0.054	+0.0%
1845	0.054	+0.0%
1846	0.042	-22.2%
1847	0.042	+0.0%
1848	0.042	+0.0%
1849	0.042	+0.0%
1850	0.042	+0.0%
1851	0.042	+0.0%
1852	0.042	+0.0%
1853	0.045	+7.1%
1854	0.045	+0.0%
1855	0.045	+0.0%
1856	0.045	+0.0%
1857	0.045	+0.0%
1858	0.045	+0.0%
1859	0.045	+0.0%
1860	0.045	+0.0%
1861	0.045	+0.0%
1862	0.045	+0.0%
1863	0.045	+0.0%
1864	0.045	+0.0%
1865	0.045	+0.0%
1866	0.045	+0.0%
1867	0.045	+0.0%
1868	0.045	+0.0%
1869	0.045	+0.0%
1870	0.045	+0.0%
1871	0.045	+0.0%
1872	0.045	+0.0%
1873	0.045	+0.0%
1874	0.045	+0.0%
1875	0.045	+0.0%
1876	0.045	+0.0%
1877	0.045	+0.0%
1878	0.045	+0.0%
1879	0.045	+0.0%
1880	0.045	+0.0%
1881	0.045	+0.0%
1882	0.045	+0.0%
1883	0.038	-15.6%
1884	0.038	+0.0%
1885	0.038	+0.0%
1886	0.038	+0.0%
1887	0.038	+0.0%
1888	0.038	+0.0%
1889	0.038	+0.0%
1890	0.038	+0.0%
1891	0.038	+0.0%
1892	0.038	+0.0%
1893	0.038	+0.0%
1894	0.038	+0.0%
1895	0.038	+0.0%
1896	0.038	+0.0%
1897	0.038	+0.0%
1898	0.038	+0.0%
1899	0.038	+0.0%
1900	0.064	+68.4%
1901	0.064	+0.0%
1902	0.064	+0.0%
1903	0.064	+0.0%
1904	0.064	+0.0%
1905	0.064	+0.0%
1906	0.064	+0.0%
1907	0.064	+0.0%
1908	0.064	+0.0%
1909	0.064	+0.0%
1910	0.064	+0.0%
1911	0.064	+0.0%
1912	0.064	+0.0%
1913	0.064	+0.0%
1914	0.064	+0.0%
1915	0.064	+0.0%
1916	0.064	+0.0%
1917	0.064	+0.0%
1918	0.064	+0.0%
1919	0.064	+0.0%
1920	0.064	+0.0%
1921	0.064	+0.0%
1922	0.064	+0.0%
1923	0.064	+0.0%
1924	0.064	+0.0%
1925	0.064	+0.0%
1926	0.064	+0.0%
1927	0.064	+0.0%
1928	0.064	+0.0%
1929	0.064	+0.0%
1930	0.064	+0.0%
1931	0.064	+0.0%
1932	0.063	-1.6%
1933	0.057	-9.5%
1934	0.057	+0.0%
1935	0.057	+0.0%
1936	0.057	+0.0%
1937	0.057	+0.0%
1938	0.057	+0.0%
1939	0.057	+0.0%
1940	0.057	+0.0%
1941	0.057	+0.0%
1942	0.057	+0.0%
1943	0.057	+0.0%
1944	0.057	+0.0%
1945	0.057	+0.0%
1946	0.057	+0.0%
1947	0.064	+12.3%
1948	0.064	+0.0%
1949	0.064	+0.0%
1950	0.09	+40.6%
1951	0.202	+124.4%
1952	0.214	+5.9%
1953	0.226	+5.6%
1954	0.226	+0.0%
1955	0.226	+0.0%
1956	0.228	+0.9%
1957	0.225	-1.3%
1958	0.225	+0.0%
1959	0.225	+0.0%
1960	0.211	-6.2%
1961	0.193	-8.5%
1962	0.172	-10.9%
1963	0.184	+7.0%
1964	0.202	+9.8%
1965	0.202	+0.0%
1966	0.202	+0.0%
1967	0.202	+0.0%
1968	0.202	+0.0%
1969	0.202	+0.0%
1970	0.207	+2.5%
1971	0.212	+2.4%
1972	0.205	-3.3%
1973	0.205	+0.0%
1974	0.205	+0.0%
1975	0.205	+0.0%
1976	0.205	+0.0%
1977	0.205	+0.0%
1978	0.205	+0.0%
1979	0.205	+0.0%
1980	0.225	+9.8%
1981	0.226	+0.4%
1982	0.226	+0.0%
1983	0.226	+0.0%
1984	0.226	+0.0%
1985	0.226	+0.0%
1986	0.226	+0.0%
1987	0.226	+0.0%
1988	0.226	+0.0%
1989	0.226	+0.0%
1990	0.382	+69.0%
1991	0.486	+27.2%
1992	0.495	+1.9%
1993	0.509	+2.8%
1994	0.509	+0.0%
1995	0.501	-1.6%
1996	0.506	+1.0%
1997	0.51	+0.8%
1998	0.51	+0.0%
1999	0.534	+4.7%
2000	0.49	-8.2%
2001	0.458	-6.5%
2002	0.434	-5.2%
2003	0.434	+0.0%
2004	0.438	+0.9%
2005	0.467	+6.6%
2006	0.501	+7.3%
2007	0.576	+15.0%
2008	0.592	+2.8%
2009	0.581	-1.9%
2010	0.581	+0.0%
2011	0.608	+4.6%
2012	0.591	-2.8%
2013	0.576	-2.5%
2014	0.586	+1.7%
2015	0.612	+4.4%
2016	0.613	+0.2%
2017	0.609	-0.7%
2018	0.632	+3.8%
2019	0.572	-9.5%
2020	0.566	-1.0%
2021	0.601	+6.2%
2022	0.618	+2.8%
2023	0.628	+1.6%
2024	0.613	-2.4%
2025	0.662	+8.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.662 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.662 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 93% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.054	0.054	0.054	1
1790s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1800s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1810s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1820s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1830s	0.054	0.054	0.054	10
1840s	0.0492	0.042	0.054	10
1850s	0.0441	0.042	0.045	10
1860s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1870s	0.045	0.045	0.045	10
1880s	0.0401	0.038	0.045	10
1890s	0.038	0.038	0.038	10
1900s	0.064	0.064	0.064	10
1910s	0.064	0.064	0.064	10
1920s	0.064	0.064	0.064	10
1930s	0.059	0.057	0.064	10
1940s	0.0591	0.057	0.064	10
1950s	0.2087	0.09	0.228	10
1960s	0.1972	0.172	0.211	10
1970s	0.2059	0.205	0.212	10
1980s	0.2259	0.225	0.226	10
1990s	0.4942	0.382	0.534	10
2000s	0.4971	0.434	0.592	10
2010s	0.598	0.572	0.632	10
2020s	0.6147	0.566	0.662	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Nepal?: Rule of law index in Nepal was 0.662 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.662 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.038 in 1883.
How does Nepal rank for rule of law index?: Nepal ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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.