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Rule of Law Index in Slovenia

Slovenia: Rule of Law Index was 0.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.9
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.946
in 2018
All-time low
0.149
in 1941
Years of data
222
1804–2025

Rule of Law Index in Slovenia, 1804–2025

0.20.40.60.81180419142025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rule of law index in Slovenia is 0.9, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Slovenia peaked at 0.946 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.149, in 1941.

That places Slovenia 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 222 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Slovenia, year by year

Year Value Change
1804 0.7 —
1805 0.7 +0.0%
1806 0.7 +0.0%
1807 0.7 +0.0%
1808 0.7 +0.0%
1809 0.7 +0.0%
1810 0.7 +0.0%
1811 0.7 +0.0%
1812 0.7 +0.0%
1813 0.7 +0.0%
1814 0.7 +0.0%
1815 0.736 +5.1%
1816 0.736 +0.0%
1817 0.736 +0.0%
1818 0.736 +0.0%
1819 0.736 +0.0%
1820 0.736 +0.0%
1821 0.736 +0.0%
1822 0.736 +0.0%
1823 0.736 +0.0%
1824 0.736 +0.0%
1825 0.736 +0.0%
1826 0.736 +0.0%
1827 0.736 +0.0%
1828 0.736 +0.0%
1829 0.736 +0.0%
1830 0.736 +0.0%
1831 0.736 +0.0%
1832 0.736 +0.0%
1833 0.736 +0.0%
1834 0.736 +0.0%
1835 0.736 +0.0%
1836 0.736 +0.0%
1837 0.736 +0.0%
1838 0.736 +0.0%
1839 0.736 +0.0%
1840 0.736 +0.0%
1841 0.736 +0.0%
1842 0.736 +0.0%
1843 0.736 +0.0%
1844 0.736 +0.0%
1845 0.736 +0.0%
1846 0.736 +0.0%
1847 0.736 +0.0%
1848 0.733 -0.4%
1849 0.716 -2.3%
1850 0.716 +0.0%
1851 0.716 +0.0%
1852 0.675 -5.7%
1853 0.675 +0.0%
1854 0.675 +0.0%
1855 0.675 +0.0%
1856 0.675 +0.0%
1857 0.675 +0.0%
1858 0.675 +0.0%
1859 0.675 +0.0%
1860 0.675 +0.0%
1861 0.675 +0.0%
1862 0.675 +0.0%
1863 0.675 +0.0%
1864 0.675 +0.0%
1865 0.675 +0.0%
1866 0.675 +0.0%
1867 0.849 +25.8%
1868 0.909 +7.1%
1869 0.909 +0.0%
1870 0.909 +0.0%
1871 0.909 +0.0%
1872 0.909 +0.0%
1873 0.909 +0.0%
1874 0.909 +0.0%
1875 0.909 +0.0%
1876 0.909 +0.0%
1877 0.909 +0.0%
1878 0.909 +0.0%
1879 0.909 +0.0%
1880 0.909 +0.0%
1881 0.909 +0.0%
1882 0.909 +0.0%
1883 0.909 +0.0%
1884 0.909 +0.0%
1885 0.909 +0.0%
1886 0.909 +0.0%
1887 0.909 +0.0%
1888 0.909 +0.0%
1889 0.909 +0.0%
1890 0.909 +0.0%
1891 0.909 +0.0%
1892 0.909 +0.0%
1893 0.909 +0.0%
1894 0.909 +0.0%
1895 0.909 +0.0%
1896 0.909 +0.0%
1897 0.909 +0.0%
1898 0.909 +0.0%
1899 0.909 +0.0%
1900 0.909 +0.0%
1901 0.909 +0.0%
1902 0.909 +0.0%
1903 0.909 +0.0%
1904 0.909 +0.0%
1905 0.909 +0.0%
1906 0.909 +0.0%
1907 0.909 +0.0%
1908 0.909 +0.0%
1909 0.909 +0.0%
1910 0.909 +0.0%
1911 0.909 +0.0%
1912 0.909 +0.0%
1913 0.895 -1.5%
1914 0.882 -1.5%
1915 0.882 +0.0%
1916 0.882 +0.0%
1917 0.882 +0.0%
1918 0.882 +0.0%
1919 0.313 -64.5%
1920 0.313 +0.0%
1921 0.311 -0.6%
1922 0.317 +1.9%
1923 0.337 +6.3%
1924 0.337 +0.0%
1925 0.337 +0.0%
1926 0.337 +0.0%
1927 0.337 +0.0%
1928 0.301 -10.7%
1929 0.294 -2.3%
1930 0.269 -8.5%
1931 0.269 +0.0%
1932 0.272 +1.1%
1933 0.272 +0.0%
1934 0.272 +0.0%
1935 0.272 +0.0%
1936 0.272 +0.0%
1937 0.272 +0.0%
1938 0.272 +0.0%
1939 0.272 +0.0%
1940 0.268 -1.5%
1941 0.149 -44.4%
1942 0.152 +2.0%
1943 0.152 +0.0%
1944 0.181 +19.1%
1945 0.298 +64.6%
1946 0.343 +15.1%
1947 0.326 -5.0%
1948 0.326 +0.0%
1949 0.358 +9.8%
1950 0.386 +7.8%
1951 0.396 +2.6%
1952 0.396 +0.0%
1953 0.399 +0.8%
1954 0.399 +0.0%
1955 0.394 -1.3%
1956 0.394 +0.0%
1957 0.394 +0.0%
1958 0.394 +0.0%
1959 0.397 +0.8%
1960 0.397 +0.0%
1961 0.397 +0.0%
1962 0.397 +0.0%
1963 0.45 +13.4%
1964 0.45 +0.0%
1965 0.464 +3.1%
1966 0.464 +0.0%
1967 0.475 +2.4%
1968 0.475 +0.0%
1969 0.475 +0.0%
1970 0.46 -3.2%
1971 0.46 +0.0%
1972 0.46 +0.0%
1973 0.46 +0.0%
1974 0.467 +1.5%
1975 0.467 +0.0%
1976 0.467 +0.0%
1977 0.467 +0.0%
1978 0.467 +0.0%
1979 0.467 +0.0%
1980 0.464 -0.6%
1981 0.483 +4.1%
1982 0.502 +3.9%
1983 0.502 +0.0%
1984 0.502 +0.0%
1985 0.502 +0.0%
1986 0.502 +0.0%
1987 0.502 +0.0%
1988 0.502 +0.0%
1989 0.836 +66.5%
1990 0.872 +4.3%
1991 0.902 +3.4%
1992 0.912 +1.1%
1993 0.915 +0.3%
1994 0.916 +0.1%
1995 0.916 +0.0%
1996 0.926 +1.1%
1997 0.928 +0.2%
1998 0.928 +0.0%
1999 0.928 +0.0%
2000 0.917 -1.2%
2001 0.917 +0.0%
2002 0.917 +0.0%
2003 0.914 -0.3%
2004 0.895 -2.1%
2005 0.897 +0.2%
2006 0.897 +0.0%
2007 0.894 -0.3%
2008 0.898 +0.4%
2009 0.911 +1.4%
2010 0.914 +0.3%
2011 0.914 +0.0%
2012 0.9 -1.5%
2013 0.923 +2.6%
2014 0.938 +1.6%
2015 0.939 +0.1%
2016 0.944 +0.5%
2017 0.941 -0.3%
2018 0.946 +0.5%
2019 0.946 +0.0%
2020 0.89 -5.9%
2021 0.837 -6.0%
2022 0.931 +11.2%
2023 0.908 -2.5%
2024 0.909 +0.1%
2025 0.9 -1.0%

Slovenia compared with similar countries

  • Slovenia's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.927, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Slovenia's 0.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 0.7 0.7 0.7 6
1810s 0.718 0.7 0.736 10
1820s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1830s 0.736 0.736 0.736 10
1840s 0.7337 0.716 0.736 10
1850s 0.6832 0.675 0.716 10
1860s 0.7392 0.675 0.909 10
1870s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1880s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1890s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1900s 0.909 0.909 0.909 10
1910s 0.8345 0.313 0.909 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 0.5297 0.464 0.836 10
1990s 0.9143 0.872 0.928 10
2000s 0.9057 0.894 0.917 10
2010s 0.9305 0.9 0.946 10
2020s 0.8958 0.837 0.931 6

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 30 Lithuania 0.92 compare
  2. 31 South Korea 0.917 compare
  3. 31 Taiwan 0.917 compare
  4. 34 Israel 0.889 compare
  5. 35 Portugal 0.887 compare
  6. 36 Trinidad and Tobago 0.886 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Slovenia?
Rule of law index in Slovenia was 0.9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.946 in 2018.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 in 1941.
How does Slovenia rank for rule of law index?
Slovenia ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovenia 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
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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.