What is rule of law index in Oman?

Rule of law index in Oman was 0.613 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.634 in 2014.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1906.

How does Oman rank for rule of law index?

Oman ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Oman 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 Oman

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

Oman: Rule of Law Index was 0.613 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.613

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

80th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.634

in 2014

All-time low

0.194

in 1906

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Oman, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Oman stood at 0.613.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Oman peaked at 0.634 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1906.

That places Oman 80th 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 237 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Oman, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.25	—
1790	0.25	+0.0%
1791	0.25	+0.0%
1792	0.25	+0.0%
1793	0.25	+0.0%
1794	0.25	+0.0%
1795	0.25	+0.0%
1796	0.25	+0.0%
1797	0.25	+0.0%
1798	0.25	+0.0%
1799	0.25	+0.0%
1800	0.25	+0.0%
1801	0.25	+0.0%
1802	0.25	+0.0%
1803	0.25	+0.0%
1804	0.25	+0.0%
1805	0.25	+0.0%
1806	0.25	+0.0%
1807	0.25	+0.0%
1808	0.25	+0.0%
1809	0.25	+0.0%
1810	0.25	+0.0%
1811	0.25	+0.0%
1812	0.25	+0.0%
1813	0.25	+0.0%
1814	0.25	+0.0%
1815	0.25	+0.0%
1816	0.25	+0.0%
1817	0.25	+0.0%
1818	0.25	+0.0%
1819	0.25	+0.0%
1820	0.25	+0.0%
1821	0.25	+0.0%
1822	0.25	+0.0%
1823	0.25	+0.0%
1824	0.25	+0.0%
1825	0.25	+0.0%
1826	0.25	+0.0%
1827	0.25	+0.0%
1828	0.25	+0.0%
1829	0.25	+0.0%
1830	0.25	+0.0%
1831	0.25	+0.0%
1832	0.25	+0.0%
1833	0.25	+0.0%
1834	0.25	+0.0%
1835	0.25	+0.0%
1836	0.25	+0.0%
1837	0.25	+0.0%
1838	0.25	+0.0%
1839	0.25	+0.0%
1840	0.25	+0.0%
1841	0.25	+0.0%
1842	0.25	+0.0%
1843	0.25	+0.0%
1844	0.25	+0.0%
1845	0.25	+0.0%
1846	0.25	+0.0%
1847	0.25	+0.0%
1848	0.25	+0.0%
1849	0.25	+0.0%
1850	0.25	+0.0%
1851	0.25	+0.0%
1852	0.25	+0.0%
1853	0.25	+0.0%
1854	0.25	+0.0%
1855	0.25	+0.0%
1856	0.25	+0.0%
1857	0.25	+0.0%
1858	0.25	+0.0%
1859	0.25	+0.0%
1860	0.25	+0.0%
1861	0.25	+0.0%
1862	0.25	+0.0%
1863	0.25	+0.0%
1864	0.25	+0.0%
1865	0.25	+0.0%
1866	0.25	+0.0%
1867	0.25	+0.0%
1868	0.25	+0.0%
1869	0.25	+0.0%
1870	0.25	+0.0%
1871	0.25	+0.0%
1872	0.25	+0.0%
1873	0.25	+0.0%
1874	0.25	+0.0%
1875	0.25	+0.0%
1876	0.25	+0.0%
1877	0.25	+0.0%
1878	0.25	+0.0%
1879	0.25	+0.0%
1880	0.25	+0.0%
1881	0.25	+0.0%
1882	0.25	+0.0%
1883	0.25	+0.0%
1884	0.25	+0.0%
1885	0.25	+0.0%
1886	0.25	+0.0%
1887	0.25	+0.0%
1888	0.25	+0.0%
1889	0.25	+0.0%
1890	0.25	+0.0%
1891	0.25	+0.0%
1892	0.25	+0.0%
1893	0.25	+0.0%
1894	0.25	+0.0%
1895	0.25	+0.0%
1896	0.25	+0.0%
1897	0.25	+0.0%
1898	0.25	+0.0%
1899	0.25	+0.0%
1900	0.195	-22.0%
1901	0.195	+0.0%
1902	0.195	+0.0%
1903	0.195	+0.0%
1904	0.195	+0.0%
1905	0.195	+0.0%
1906	0.194	-0.5%
1907	0.194	+0.0%
1908	0.194	+0.0%
1909	0.194	+0.0%
1910	0.205	+5.7%
1911	0.205	+0.0%
1912	0.205	+0.0%
1913	0.205	+0.0%
1914	0.205	+0.0%
1915	0.205	+0.0%
1916	0.205	+0.0%
1917	0.205	+0.0%
1918	0.205	+0.0%
1919	0.205	+0.0%
1920	0.205	+0.0%
1921	0.216	+5.4%
1922	0.214	-0.9%
1923	0.214	+0.0%
1924	0.215	+0.5%
1925	0.215	+0.0%
1926	0.215	+0.0%
1927	0.215	+0.0%
1928	0.215	+0.0%
1929	0.221	+2.8%
1930	0.221	+0.0%
1931	0.221	+0.0%
1932	0.237	+7.2%
1933	0.237	+0.0%
1934	0.237	+0.0%
1935	0.237	+0.0%
1936	0.237	+0.0%
1937	0.237	+0.0%
1938	0.237	+0.0%
1939	0.237	+0.0%
1940	0.246	+3.8%
1941	0.246	+0.0%
1942	0.246	+0.0%
1943	0.246	+0.0%
1944	0.246	+0.0%
1945	0.246	+0.0%
1946	0.246	+0.0%
1947	0.239	-2.8%
1948	0.234	-2.1%
1949	0.237	+1.3%
1950	0.237	+0.0%
1951	0.237	+0.0%
1952	0.237	+0.0%
1953	0.237	+0.0%
1954	0.237	+0.0%
1955	0.237	+0.0%
1956	0.237	+0.0%
1957	0.237	+0.0%
1958	0.237	+0.0%
1959	0.237	+0.0%
1960	0.237	+0.0%
1961	0.237	+0.0%
1962	0.237	+0.0%
1963	0.237	+0.0%
1964	0.237	+0.0%
1965	0.228	-3.8%
1966	0.228	+0.0%
1967	0.228	+0.0%
1968	0.228	+0.0%
1969	0.228	+0.0%
1970	0.382	+67.5%
1971	0.411	+7.6%
1972	0.417	+1.5%
1973	0.417	+0.0%
1974	0.457	+9.6%
1975	0.457	+0.0%
1976	0.478	+4.6%
1977	0.497	+4.0%
1978	0.505	+1.6%
1979	0.505	+0.0%
1980	0.509	+0.8%
1981	0.509	+0.0%
1982	0.509	+0.0%
1983	0.508	-0.2%
1984	0.508	+0.0%
1985	0.508	+0.0%
1986	0.518	+2.0%
1987	0.518	+0.0%
1988	0.518	+0.0%
1989	0.518	+0.0%
1990	0.518	+0.0%
1991	0.525	+1.4%
1992	0.525	+0.0%
1993	0.525	+0.0%
1994	0.525	+0.0%
1995	0.519	-1.1%
1996	0.548	+5.6%
1997	0.554	+1.1%
1998	0.554	+0.0%
1999	0.561	+1.3%
2000	0.607	+8.2%
2001	0.622	+2.5%
2002	0.622	+0.0%
2003	0.608	-2.3%
2004	0.608	+0.0%
2005	0.608	+0.0%
2006	0.613	+0.8%
2007	0.613	+0.0%
2008	0.613	+0.0%
2009	0.617	+0.7%
2010	0.615	-0.3%
2011	0.628	+2.1%
2012	0.628	+0.0%
2013	0.628	+0.0%
2014	0.634	+1.0%
2015	0.634	+0.0%
2016	0.634	+0.0%
2017	0.615	-3.0%
2018	0.615	+0.0%
2019	0.619	+0.7%
2020	0.62	+0.2%
2021	0.613	-1.1%
2022	0.61	-0.5%
2023	0.61	+0.0%
2024	0.61	+0.0%
2025	0.613	+0.5%

Oman compared with similar countries

Oman's 0.613 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 66% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Oman's 0.613 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.321, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.25	0.25	0.25	1
1790s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1800s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1810s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1820s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1830s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1840s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1850s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1860s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1870s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1880s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1890s	0.25	0.25	0.25	10
1900s	0.1946	0.194	0.195	10
1910s	0.205	0.205	0.205	10
1920s	0.2145	0.205	0.221	10
1930s	0.2338	0.221	0.237	10
1940s	0.2432	0.234	0.246	10
1950s	0.237	0.237	0.237	10
1960s	0.2325	0.228	0.237	10
1970s	0.4526	0.382	0.505	10
1980s	0.5123	0.508	0.518	10
1990s	0.5354	0.518	0.561	10
2000s	0.6131	0.607	0.622	10
2010s	0.625	0.615	0.634	10
2020s	0.6127	0.61	0.62	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Oman?: Rule of law index in Oman was 0.613 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 0.634 in 2014.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1906.
How does Oman rank for rule of law index?: Oman ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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.