What is rule of law index in Rwanda?

Rule of law index in Rwanda was 0.377 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.586 in 1991.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1959.

How does Rwanda rank for rule of law index?

Rwanda ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Rwanda 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 Rwanda

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

Rwanda: Rule of Law Index was 0.377 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.377

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

112th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.586

in 1991

All-time low

0.234

in 1959

Years of data

110

1916–2025

Rule of Law Index in Rwanda, 1916–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Rwanda stood at 0.377.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Rwanda peaked at 0.586 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.234, in 1959.

Rwanda ranks 112th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Rwanda, 1916 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1916	0.241	—
1917	0.241	+0.0%
1918	0.265	+10.0%
1919	0.265	+0.0%
1920	0.265	+0.0%
1921	0.265	+0.0%
1922	0.265	+0.0%
1923	0.265	+0.0%
1924	0.265	+0.0%
1925	0.265	+0.0%
1926	0.265	+0.0%
1927	0.265	+0.0%
1928	0.265	+0.0%
1929	0.265	+0.0%
1930	0.265	+0.0%
1931	0.265	+0.0%
1932	0.273	+3.0%
1933	0.273	+0.0%
1934	0.273	+0.0%
1935	0.273	+0.0%
1936	0.273	+0.0%
1937	0.273	+0.0%
1938	0.273	+0.0%
1939	0.273	+0.0%
1940	0.28	+2.6%
1941	0.28	+0.0%
1942	0.28	+0.0%
1943	0.28	+0.0%
1944	0.28	+0.0%
1945	0.28	+0.0%
1946	0.28	+0.0%
1947	0.28	+0.0%
1948	0.28	+0.0%
1949	0.28	+0.0%
1950	0.259	-7.5%
1951	0.259	+0.0%
1952	0.259	+0.0%
1953	0.259	+0.0%
1954	0.259	+0.0%
1955	0.259	+0.0%
1956	0.259	+0.0%
1957	0.259	+0.0%
1958	0.259	+0.0%
1959	0.234	-9.7%
1960	0.404	+72.6%
1961	0.472	+16.8%
1962	0.477	+1.1%
1963	0.55	+15.3%
1964	0.578	+5.1%
1965	0.578	+0.0%
1966	0.578	+0.0%
1967	0.578	+0.0%
1968	0.578	+0.0%
1969	0.578	+0.0%
1970	0.568	-1.7%
1971	0.561	-1.2%
1972	0.561	+0.0%
1973	0.566	+0.9%
1974	0.525	-7.2%
1975	0.525	+0.0%
1976	0.525	+0.0%
1977	0.525	+0.0%
1978	0.535	+1.9%
1979	0.551	+3.0%
1980	0.551	+0.0%
1981	0.551	+0.0%
1982	0.551	+0.0%
1983	0.551	+0.0%
1984	0.551	+0.0%
1985	0.551	+0.0%
1986	0.551	+0.0%
1987	0.551	+0.0%
1988	0.551	+0.0%
1989	0.551	+0.0%
1990	0.574	+4.2%
1991	0.586	+2.1%
1992	0.586	+0.0%
1993	0.586	+0.0%
1994	0.486	-17.1%
1995	0.397	-18.3%
1996	0.392	-1.3%
1997	0.392	+0.0%
1998	0.408	+4.1%
1999	0.408	+0.0%
2000	0.46	+12.7%
2001	0.479	+4.1%
2002	0.479	+0.0%
2003	0.479	+0.0%
2004	0.493	+2.9%
2005	0.493	+0.0%
2006	0.49	-0.6%
2007	0.488	-0.4%
2008	0.488	+0.0%
2009	0.501	+2.7%
2010	0.497	-0.8%
2011	0.501	+0.8%
2012	0.501	+0.0%
2013	0.525	+4.8%
2014	0.525	+0.0%
2015	0.519	-1.1%
2016	0.497	-4.2%
2017	0.474	-4.6%
2018	0.461	-2.7%
2019	0.475	+3.0%
2020	0.483	+1.7%
2021	0.455	-5.8%
2022	0.432	-5.1%
2023	0.377	-12.7%
2024	0.386	+2.4%
2025	0.377	-2.3%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

Rwanda's 0.377 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.174, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Rwanda's 0.377 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.253	0.241	0.265	4
1920s	0.265	0.265	0.265	10
1930s	0.2714	0.265	0.273	10
1940s	0.28	0.28	0.28	10
1950s	0.2565	0.234	0.259	10
1960s	0.5371	0.404	0.578	10
1970s	0.5442	0.525	0.568	10
1980s	0.551	0.551	0.551	10
1990s	0.4815	0.392	0.586	10
2000s	0.485	0.46	0.501	10
2010s	0.4975	0.461	0.525	10
2020s	0.4183	0.377	0.483	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Rwanda?: Rule of law index in Rwanda was 0.377 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 0.586 in 1991.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 0.234 in 1959.
How does Rwanda rank for rule of law index?: Rwanda ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.