What is rule of law index in Tanzania?

Rule of law index in Tanzania was 0.712 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 1962.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1914.

How does Tanzania rank for rule of law index?

Tanzania ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Rule of Law Index was 0.712 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.712

Change on year

down 9.1%

World rank

64th

of 173 countries

All-time high

0.876

in 1962

All-time low

0.351

in 1914

Years of data

112

1914–2025

Rule of Law Index in Tanzania, 1914–2025

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.712 for rule of law index in 2025.

The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Tanzania peaked at 0.876 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.351, in 1914.

Tanzania ranks 64th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.351	0.351	0.351	6
1920s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1930s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1940s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1950s	0.351	0.351	0.351	10
1960s	0.7841	0.363	0.876	10
1970s	0.842	0.842	0.842	10
1980s	0.7742	0.693	0.83	10
1990s	0.6573	0.646	0.674	10
2000s	0.656	0.646	0.661	10
2010s	0.7063	0.64	0.781	10
2020s	0.7777	0.712	0.8	6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

61 Slovakia 0.727 compare
62 East Timor 0.717 compare
63 Lesotho 0.716 compare
65 Malaysia 0.698 compare
66 Guatemala 0.695 compare
67 Romania 0.694 compare
67 South Africa 0.694 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Tanzania?: Rule of law index in Tanzania was 0.712 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.876 in 1962.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1914.
How does Tanzania rank for rule of law index?: Tanzania ranks 64th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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.