What is rule of law index in Slovakia?

Rule of law index in Slovakia was 0.727 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 2022.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1949.

How does Slovakia rank for rule of law index?

Slovakia ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Slovakia 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 Slovakia

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

Slovakia: Rule of Law Index was 0.727 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.727

Change on year

down 4.8%

World rank

64th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.892

in 2022

All-time low

0.1

in 1949

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.727 for rule of law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Slovakia peaked at 0.892 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1949.

That places Slovakia 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rule of Law Index in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Slovakia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.564	—
1790	0.564	+0.0%
1791	0.564	+0.0%
1792	0.564	+0.0%
1793	0.564	+0.0%
1794	0.564	+0.0%
1795	0.564	+0.0%
1796	0.564	+0.0%
1797	0.564	+0.0%
1798	0.564	+0.0%
1799	0.564	+0.0%
1800	0.564	+0.0%
1801	0.564	+0.0%
1802	0.564	+0.0%
1803	0.564	+0.0%
1804	0.564	+0.0%
1805	0.564	+0.0%
1806	0.564	+0.0%
1807	0.564	+0.0%
1808	0.564	+0.0%
1809	0.564	+0.0%
1810	0.564	+0.0%
1811	0.564	+0.0%
1812	0.564	+0.0%
1813	0.564	+0.0%
1814	0.564	+0.0%
1815	0.564	+0.0%
1816	0.564	+0.0%
1817	0.564	+0.0%
1818	0.564	+0.0%
1819	0.564	+0.0%
1820	0.58	+2.8%
1821	0.58	+0.0%
1822	0.58	+0.0%
1823	0.58	+0.0%
1824	0.58	+0.0%
1825	0.58	+0.0%
1826	0.58	+0.0%
1827	0.58	+0.0%
1828	0.58	+0.0%
1829	0.58	+0.0%
1830	0.58	+0.0%
1831	0.58	+0.0%
1832	0.58	+0.0%
1833	0.58	+0.0%
1834	0.58	+0.0%
1835	0.58	+0.0%
1836	0.58	+0.0%
1837	0.58	+0.0%
1838	0.58	+0.0%
1839	0.58	+0.0%
1840	0.58	+0.0%
1841	0.58	+0.0%
1842	0.58	+0.0%
1843	0.58	+0.0%
1844	0.58	+0.0%
1845	0.58	+0.0%
1846	0.58	+0.0%
1847	0.58	+0.0%
1848	0.867	+49.5%
1849	0.828	-4.5%
1850	0.517	-37.6%
1851	0.509	-1.5%
1852	0.509	+0.0%
1853	0.509	+0.0%
1854	0.509	+0.0%
1855	0.509	+0.0%
1856	0.509	+0.0%
1857	0.565	+11.0%
1858	0.579	+2.5%
1859	0.579	+0.0%
1860	0.579	+0.0%
1861	0.578	-0.2%
1862	0.578	+0.0%
1863	0.578	+0.0%
1864	0.578	+0.0%
1865	0.578	+0.0%
1866	0.578	+0.0%
1867	0.676	+17.0%
1868	0.676	+0.0%
1869	0.7	+3.6%
1870	0.695	-0.7%
1871	0.695	+0.0%
1872	0.695	+0.0%
1873	0.695	+0.0%
1874	0.695	+0.0%
1875	0.689	-0.9%
1876	0.689	+0.0%
1877	0.689	+0.0%
1878	0.689	+0.0%
1879	0.689	+0.0%
1880	0.689	+0.0%
1881	0.689	+0.0%
1882	0.689	+0.0%
1883	0.689	+0.0%
1884	0.689	+0.0%
1885	0.689	+0.0%
1886	0.689	+0.0%
1887	0.689	+0.0%
1888	0.689	+0.0%
1889	0.689	+0.0%
1890	0.689	+0.0%
1891	0.689	+0.0%
1892	0.689	+0.0%
1893	0.689	+0.0%
1894	0.689	+0.0%
1895	0.689	+0.0%
1896	0.689	+0.0%
1897	0.689	+0.0%
1898	0.689	+0.0%
1899	0.689	+0.0%
1900	0.689	+0.0%
1901	0.689	+0.0%
1902	0.689	+0.0%
1903	0.689	+0.0%
1904	0.689	+0.0%
1905	0.676	-1.9%
1906	0.676	+0.0%
1907	0.684	+1.2%
1908	0.684	+0.0%
1909	0.684	+0.0%
1910	0.684	+0.0%
1911	0.684	+0.0%
1912	0.684	+0.0%
1913	0.684	+0.0%
1914	0.684	+0.0%
1915	0.684	+0.0%
1916	0.684	+0.0%
1917	0.684	+0.0%
1918	0.667	-2.5%
1919	0.77	+15.4%
1920	0.77	+0.0%
1921	0.77	+0.0%
1922	0.77	+0.0%
1923	0.77	+0.0%
1924	0.77	+0.0%
1925	0.77	+0.0%
1926	0.77	+0.0%
1927	0.77	+0.0%
1928	0.77	+0.0%
1929	0.77	+0.0%
1930	0.77	+0.0%
1931	0.77	+0.0%
1932	0.77	+0.0%
1933	0.77	+0.0%
1934	0.77	+0.0%
1935	0.77	+0.0%
1936	0.77	+0.0%
1937	0.77	+0.0%
1938	0.68	-11.7%
1939	0.274	-59.7%
1940	0.271	-1.1%
1941	0.271	+0.0%
1942	0.271	+0.0%
1943	0.271	+0.0%
1944	0.263	-3.0%
1945	0.331	+25.9%
1946	0.395	+19.3%
1947	0.378	-4.3%
1948	0.143	-62.2%
1949	0.1	-30.1%
1950	0.1	+0.0%
1951	0.1	+0.0%
1952	0.1	+0.0%
1953	0.1	+0.0%
1954	0.119	+19.0%
1955	0.119	+0.0%
1956	0.138	+16.0%
1957	0.142	+2.9%
1958	0.142	+0.0%
1959	0.142	+0.0%
1960	0.145	+2.1%
1961	0.145	+0.0%
1962	0.145	+0.0%
1963	0.145	+0.0%
1964	0.145	+0.0%
1965	0.147	+1.4%
1966	0.147	+0.0%
1967	0.149	+1.4%
1968	0.179	+20.1%
1969	0.176	-1.7%
1970	0.17	-3.4%
1971	0.17	+0.0%
1972	0.17	+0.0%
1973	0.17	+0.0%
1974	0.17	+0.0%
1975	0.17	+0.0%
1976	0.17	+0.0%
1977	0.17	+0.0%
1978	0.17	+0.0%
1979	0.17	+0.0%
1980	0.19	+11.8%
1981	0.19	+0.0%
1982	0.19	+0.0%
1983	0.19	+0.0%
1984	0.19	+0.0%
1985	0.19	+0.0%
1986	0.19	+0.0%
1987	0.19	+0.0%
1988	0.19	+0.0%
1989	0.211	+11.1%
1990	0.836	+296.2%
1991	0.836	+0.0%
1992	0.836	+0.0%
1993	0.784	-6.2%
1994	0.706	-9.9%
1995	0.703	-0.4%
1996	0.703	+0.0%
1997	0.703	+0.0%
1998	0.795	+13.1%
1999	0.849	+6.8%
2000	0.849	+0.0%
2001	0.849	+0.0%
2002	0.849	+0.0%
2003	0.849	+0.0%
2004	0.849	+0.0%
2005	0.849	+0.0%
2006	0.847	-0.2%
2007	0.84	-0.8%
2008	0.84	+0.0%
2009	0.84	+0.0%
2010	0.862	+2.6%
2011	0.868	+0.7%
2012	0.844	-2.8%
2013	0.824	-2.4%
2014	0.822	-0.2%
2015	0.814	-1.0%
2016	0.815	+0.1%
2017	0.818	+0.4%
2018	0.812	-0.7%
2019	0.828	+2.0%
2020	0.89	+7.5%
2021	0.891	+0.1%
2022	0.892	+0.1%
2023	0.871	-2.4%
2024	0.764	-12.3%
2025	0.727	-4.8%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 0.727 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 0.727 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.564	0.564	0.564	1
1790s	0.564	0.564	0.564	10
1800s	0.564	0.564	0.564	10
1810s	0.564	0.564	0.564	10
1820s	0.58	0.58	0.58	10
1830s	0.58	0.58	0.58	10
1840s	0.6335	0.58	0.867	10
1850s	0.5294	0.509	0.579	10
1860s	0.6099	0.578	0.7	10
1870s	0.692	0.689	0.695	10
1880s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1890s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1900s	0.6849	0.676	0.689	10
1910s	0.6909	0.667	0.77	10
1920s	0.77	0.77	0.77	10
1930s	0.7114	0.274	0.77	10
1940s	0.2694	0.1	0.395	10
1950s	0.1202	0.1	0.142	10
1960s	0.1523	0.145	0.179	10
1970s	0.17	0.17	0.17	10
1980s	0.1921	0.19	0.211	10
1990s	0.7751	0.703	0.849	10
2000s	0.8461	0.84	0.849	10
2010s	0.8307	0.812	0.868	10
2020s	0.8392	0.727	0.892	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Slovakia?: Rule of law index in Slovakia was 0.727 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 0.892 in 2022.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1949.
How does Slovakia rank for rule of law index?: Slovakia ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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.