What is rule of law index in Netherlands?

Rule of law index in Netherlands was 0.969 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 2019.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.269 in 1795.

How does Netherlands rank for rule of law index?

Netherlands ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Rule of Law Index was 0.969 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.969

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

16th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.986

in 2019

All-time low

0.269

in 1795

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Netherlands, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Netherlands is 0.969, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Netherlands peaked at 0.986 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.269, in 1795.

Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Netherlands, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.431	—
1790	0.431	+0.0%
1791	0.431	+0.0%
1792	0.431	+0.0%
1793	0.431	+0.0%
1794	0.431	+0.0%
1795	0.269	-37.6%
1796	0.275	+2.2%
1797	0.275	+0.0%
1798	0.283	+2.9%
1799	0.283	+0.0%
1800	0.283	+0.0%
1801	0.304	+7.4%
1802	0.304	+0.0%
1803	0.304	+0.0%
1804	0.304	+0.0%
1805	0.304	+0.0%
1806	0.304	+0.0%
1807	0.304	+0.0%
1808	0.304	+0.0%
1809	0.304	+0.0%
1810	0.304	+0.0%
1811	0.699	+129.9%
1812	0.699	+0.0%
1813	0.33	-52.8%
1814	0.33	+0.0%
1815	0.7	+112.1%
1816	0.7	+0.0%
1817	0.7	+0.0%
1818	0.7	+0.0%
1819	0.7	+0.0%
1820	0.7	+0.0%
1821	0.7	+0.0%
1822	0.7	+0.0%
1823	0.7	+0.0%
1824	0.7	+0.0%
1825	0.7	+0.0%
1826	0.7	+0.0%
1827	0.7	+0.0%
1828	0.7	+0.0%
1829	0.7	+0.0%
1830	0.673	-3.9%
1831	0.673	+0.0%
1832	0.673	+0.0%
1833	0.673	+0.0%
1834	0.673	+0.0%
1835	0.673	+0.0%
1836	0.673	+0.0%
1837	0.673	+0.0%
1838	0.652	-3.1%
1839	0.652	+0.0%
1840	0.716	+9.8%
1841	0.716	+0.0%
1842	0.716	+0.0%
1843	0.716	+0.0%
1844	0.716	+0.0%
1845	0.716	+0.0%
1846	0.716	+0.0%
1847	0.716	+0.0%
1848	0.933	+30.3%
1849	0.969	+3.9%
1850	0.969	+0.0%
1851	0.969	+0.0%
1852	0.969	+0.0%
1853	0.969	+0.0%
1854	0.969	+0.0%
1855	0.969	+0.0%
1856	0.969	+0.0%
1857	0.969	+0.0%
1858	0.969	+0.0%
1859	0.969	+0.0%
1860	0.969	+0.0%
1861	0.969	+0.0%
1862	0.969	+0.0%
1863	0.969	+0.0%
1864	0.969	+0.0%
1865	0.969	+0.0%
1866	0.969	+0.0%
1867	0.969	+0.0%
1868	0.969	+0.0%
1869	0.969	+0.0%
1870	0.969	+0.0%
1871	0.969	+0.0%
1872	0.969	+0.0%
1873	0.969	+0.0%
1874	0.969	+0.0%
1875	0.969	+0.0%
1876	0.969	+0.0%
1877	0.969	+0.0%
1878	0.969	+0.0%
1879	0.969	+0.0%
1880	0.969	+0.0%
1881	0.969	+0.0%
1882	0.969	+0.0%
1883	0.969	+0.0%
1884	0.969	+0.0%
1885	0.969	+0.0%
1886	0.969	+0.0%
1887	0.969	+0.0%
1888	0.969	+0.0%
1889	0.969	+0.0%
1890	0.969	+0.0%
1891	0.969	+0.0%
1892	0.969	+0.0%
1893	0.969	+0.0%
1894	0.969	+0.0%
1895	0.969	+0.0%
1896	0.969	+0.0%
1897	0.969	+0.0%
1898	0.969	+0.0%
1899	0.969	+0.0%
1900	0.969	+0.0%
1901	0.969	+0.0%
1902	0.969	+0.0%
1903	0.969	+0.0%
1904	0.969	+0.0%
1905	0.969	+0.0%
1906	0.969	+0.0%
1907	0.969	+0.0%
1908	0.969	+0.0%
1909	0.969	+0.0%
1910	0.969	+0.0%
1911	0.969	+0.0%
1912	0.969	+0.0%
1913	0.969	+0.0%
1914	0.969	+0.0%
1915	0.969	+0.0%
1916	0.969	+0.0%
1917	0.969	+0.0%
1918	0.969	+0.0%
1919	0.969	+0.0%
1920	0.969	+0.0%
1921	0.969	+0.0%
1922	0.969	+0.0%
1923	0.969	+0.0%
1924	0.969	+0.0%
1925	0.969	+0.0%
1926	0.969	+0.0%
1927	0.969	+0.0%
1928	0.969	+0.0%
1929	0.969	+0.0%
1930	0.969	+0.0%
1931	0.969	+0.0%
1932	0.969	+0.0%
1933	0.969	+0.0%
1934	0.969	+0.0%
1935	0.969	+0.0%
1936	0.969	+0.0%
1937	0.969	+0.0%
1938	0.969	+0.0%
1939	0.969	+0.0%
1940	0.914	-5.7%
1941	0.906	-0.9%
1942	0.906	+0.0%
1943	0.906	+0.0%
1944	0.906	+0.0%
1945	0.939	+3.6%
1946	0.982	+4.6%
1947	0.982	+0.0%
1948	0.983	+0.1%
1949	0.983	+0.0%
1950	0.983	+0.0%
1951	0.983	+0.0%
1952	0.983	+0.0%
1953	0.983	+0.0%
1954	0.983	+0.0%
1955	0.983	+0.0%
1956	0.983	+0.0%
1957	0.983	+0.0%
1958	0.983	+0.0%
1959	0.981	-0.2%
1960	0.985	+0.4%
1961	0.985	+0.0%
1962	0.985	+0.0%
1963	0.985	+0.0%
1964	0.985	+0.0%
1965	0.985	+0.0%
1966	0.985	+0.0%
1967	0.985	+0.0%
1968	0.985	+0.0%
1969	0.985	+0.0%
1970	0.985	+0.0%
1971	0.985	+0.0%
1972	0.985	+0.0%
1973	0.983	-0.2%
1974	0.985	+0.2%
1975	0.985	+0.0%
1976	0.985	+0.0%
1977	0.985	+0.0%
1978	0.985	+0.0%
1979	0.985	+0.0%
1980	0.984	-0.1%
1981	0.984	+0.0%
1982	0.984	+0.0%
1983	0.984	+0.0%
1984	0.984	+0.0%
1985	0.984	+0.0%
1986	0.984	+0.0%
1987	0.984	+0.0%
1988	0.984	+0.0%
1989	0.984	+0.0%
1990	0.984	+0.0%
1991	0.984	+0.0%
1992	0.984	+0.0%
1993	0.984	+0.0%
1994	0.984	+0.0%
1995	0.984	+0.0%
1996	0.984	+0.0%
1997	0.984	+0.0%
1998	0.984	+0.0%
1999	0.984	+0.0%
2000	0.984	+0.0%
2001	0.984	+0.0%
2002	0.982	-0.2%
2003	0.985	+0.3%
2004	0.985	+0.0%
2005	0.985	+0.0%
2006	0.985	+0.0%
2007	0.985	+0.0%
2008	0.985	+0.0%
2009	0.985	+0.0%
2010	0.985	+0.0%
2011	0.985	+0.0%
2012	0.985	+0.0%
2013	0.98	-0.5%
2014	0.98	+0.0%
2015	0.982	+0.2%
2016	0.982	+0.0%
2017	0.984	+0.2%
2018	0.982	-0.2%
2019	0.986	+0.4%
2020	0.983	-0.3%
2021	0.981	-0.2%
2022	0.978	-0.3%
2023	0.978	+0.0%
2024	0.978	+0.0%
2025	0.969	-0.9%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

Netherlands's 0.969 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Netherlands's 0.969 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.431	0.431	0.431	1
1790s	0.354	0.269	0.431	10
1800s	0.3019	0.283	0.304	10
1810s	0.5862	0.304	0.7	10
1820s	0.7	0.7	0.7	10
1830s	0.6688	0.652	0.673	10
1840s	0.763	0.716	0.969	10
1850s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1860s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1870s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1880s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1890s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1900s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1910s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1920s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1930s	0.969	0.969	0.969	10
1940s	0.9407	0.906	0.983	10
1950s	0.9828	0.981	0.983	10
1960s	0.985	0.985	0.985	10
1970s	0.9848	0.983	0.985	10
1980s	0.984	0.984	0.984	10
1990s	0.984	0.984	0.984	10
2000s	0.9845	0.982	0.985	10
2010s	0.9831	0.98	0.986	10
2020s	0.9778	0.969	0.983	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

13 Seychelles 0.976 compare
14 Singapore 0.974 compare
15 Latvia 0.973 compare
17 France 0.967 compare
18 Belgium 0.964 compare
19 Canada 0.963 compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Netherlands?: Rule of law index in Netherlands was 0.969 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 2019.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.269 in 1795.
How does Netherlands rank for rule of law index?: Netherlands ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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.