What is rule of law index in Philippines?

Rule of law index in Philippines was 0.386 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.598 in 2011.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1985.

How does Philippines rank for rule of law index?

Philippines ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Philippines?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Philippines 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 Philippines

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

Philippines: Rule of Law Index was 0.386 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.386

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

110th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.598

in 2011

All-time low

0.11

in 1985

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Philippines, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Philippines stood at 0.386.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Philippines peaked at 0.598 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1985.

Philippines ranks 110th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Philippines, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.323	—
1901	0.379	+17.3%
1902	0.379	+0.0%
1903	0.408	+7.7%
1904	0.408	+0.0%
1905	0.408	+0.0%
1906	0.408	+0.0%
1907	0.413	+1.2%
1908	0.413	+0.0%
1909	0.413	+0.0%
1910	0.413	+0.0%
1911	0.413	+0.0%
1912	0.413	+0.0%
1913	0.413	+0.0%
1914	0.413	+0.0%
1915	0.413	+0.0%
1916	0.413	+0.0%
1917	0.413	+0.0%
1918	0.422	+2.2%
1919	0.422	+0.0%
1920	0.422	+0.0%
1921	0.422	+0.0%
1922	0.422	+0.0%
1923	0.422	+0.0%
1924	0.422	+0.0%
1925	0.422	+0.0%
1926	0.422	+0.0%
1927	0.422	+0.0%
1928	0.422	+0.0%
1929	0.422	+0.0%
1930	0.422	+0.0%
1931	0.422	+0.0%
1932	0.422	+0.0%
1933	0.422	+0.0%
1934	0.422	+0.0%
1935	0.42	-0.5%
1936	0.442	+5.2%
1937	0.442	+0.0%
1938	0.442	+0.0%
1939	0.442	+0.0%
1940	0.442	+0.0%
1941	0.384	-13.1%
1942	0.173	-54.9%
1943	0.175	+1.2%
1944	0.175	+0.0%
1945	0.19	+8.6%
1946	0.51	+168.4%
1947	0.513	+0.6%
1948	0.513	+0.0%
1949	0.513	+0.0%
1950	0.513	+0.0%
1951	0.513	+0.0%
1952	0.519	+1.2%
1953	0.519	+0.0%
1954	0.519	+0.0%
1955	0.527	+1.5%
1956	0.527	+0.0%
1957	0.527	+0.0%
1958	0.527	+0.0%
1959	0.527	+0.0%
1960	0.527	+0.0%
1961	0.527	+0.0%
1962	0.527	+0.0%
1963	0.527	+0.0%
1964	0.527	+0.0%
1965	0.478	-9.3%
1966	0.461	-3.6%
1967	0.461	+0.0%
1968	0.445	-3.5%
1969	0.445	+0.0%
1970	0.445	+0.0%
1971	0.387	-13.0%
1972	0.119	-69.3%
1973	0.113	-5.0%
1974	0.113	+0.0%
1975	0.113	+0.0%
1976	0.113	+0.0%
1977	0.113	+0.0%
1978	0.113	+0.0%
1979	0.113	+0.0%
1980	0.113	+0.0%
1981	0.113	+0.0%
1982	0.113	+0.0%
1983	0.113	+0.0%
1984	0.113	+0.0%
1985	0.11	-2.7%
1986	0.342	+210.9%
1987	0.541	+58.2%
1988	0.524	-3.1%
1989	0.524	+0.0%
1990	0.524	+0.0%
1991	0.552	+5.3%
1992	0.581	+5.3%
1993	0.559	-3.8%
1994	0.559	+0.0%
1995	0.559	+0.0%
1996	0.559	+0.0%
1997	0.562	+0.5%
1998	0.532	-5.3%
1999	0.511	-3.9%
2000	0.501	-2.0%
2001	0.5	-0.2%
2002	0.509	+1.8%
2003	0.509	+0.0%
2004	0.457	-10.2%
2005	0.457	+0.0%
2006	0.454	-0.7%
2007	0.458	+0.9%
2008	0.458	+0.0%
2009	0.458	+0.0%
2010	0.579	+26.4%
2011	0.598	+3.3%
2012	0.598	+0.0%
2013	0.588	-1.7%
2014	0.588	+0.0%
2015	0.592	+0.7%
2016	0.517	-12.7%
2017	0.456	-11.8%
2018	0.438	-3.9%
2019	0.423	-3.4%
2020	0.404	-4.5%
2021	0.395	-2.2%
2022	0.38	-3.8%
2023	0.388	+2.1%
2024	0.382	-1.5%
2025	0.386	+1.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

Philippines's 0.386 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Philippines's 0.386 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.59, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3952	0.323	0.413	10
1910s	0.4148	0.413	0.422	10
1920s	0.422	0.422	0.422	10
1930s	0.4298	0.42	0.442	10
1940s	0.3588	0.173	0.513	10
1950s	0.5218	0.513	0.527	10
1960s	0.4925	0.445	0.527	10
1970s	0.1742	0.113	0.445	10
1980s	0.2606	0.11	0.541	10
1990s	0.5498	0.511	0.581	10
2000s	0.4761	0.454	0.509	10
2010s	0.5377	0.423	0.598	10
2020s	0.3892	0.38	0.404	6

Countries ranked near Philippines

107 Cote d'Ivoire 0.395 compare
108 Paraguay 0.391 compare
109 Ukraine 0.387 compare
111 Angola 0.381 compare
112 Rwanda 0.377 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Philippines?: Rule of law index in Philippines was 0.386 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Philippines?: The highest recorded value was 0.598 in 2011.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Philippines?: The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1985.
How does Philippines rank for rule of law index?: Philippines ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Philippines?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.