What is rule of law index in Serbia?

Rule of law index in Serbia was 0.367 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.607 in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.119 in 1804.

How does Serbia rank for rule of law index?

Serbia ranks 112th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Rule of Law Index was 0.367 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.367

Change on year

down 14.3%

World rank

112th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.607

in 2009

All-time low

0.119

in 1804

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Serbia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Serbia is 0.367, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Serbia peaked at 0.607 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.119, in 1804.

Serbia ranks 112th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.226	0.226	0.226	1
1790s	0.226	0.226	0.226	10
1800s	0.1618	0.119	0.226	10
1810s	0.1454	0.119	0.213	10
1820s	0.153	0.153	0.153	10
1830s	0.2167	0.166	0.269	10
1840s	0.2802	0.249	0.288	10
1850s	0.2861	0.272	0.288	10
1860s	0.2947	0.291	0.316	10
1870s	0.2952	0.291	0.304	10
1880s	0.3138	0.304	0.338	10
1890s	0.3215	0.305	0.338	10
1900s	0.3331	0.305	0.346	10
1910s	0.308	0.257	0.346	10
1920s	0.3221	0.294	0.337	10
1930s	0.2714	0.269	0.272	10
1940s	0.2553	0.149	0.358	10
1950s	0.3949	0.386	0.399	10
1960s	0.4444	0.397	0.475	10
1970s	0.4642	0.46	0.467	10
1980s	0.4892	0.431	0.502	10
1990s	0.2525	0.242	0.269	10
2000s	0.5577	0.346	0.607	10
2010s	0.5343	0.474	0.585	10
2020s	0.4525	0.367	0.488	6

Countries ranked near Serbia

109 Rwanda 0.377 compare
110 Ecuador 0.372 compare
111 North Macedonia 0.368 compare
113 Liberia 0.36 compare
114 Mexico 0.355 compare
115 Kyrgyzstan 0.353 compare

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Summer temperature anomalies 1.84 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.7013 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 2.32 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.74 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 208.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Serbia?: Rule of law index in Serbia was 0.367 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 0.607 in 2009.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.119 in 1804.
How does Serbia rank for rule of law index?: Serbia ranks 112th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.