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Rule of law index in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Rule of law index was 0.822 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.822
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
45th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.92
in 1971
All-time low
0.744
in 2000
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of law index in Vanuatu, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.822 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.92 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.744, in 2000.

Vanuatu ranks 45th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of law index in Vanuatu, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.862 —
1901 0.862 +0.0%
1902 0.862 +0.0%
1903 0.862 +0.0%
1904 0.862 +0.0%
1905 0.862 +0.0%
1906 0.886 +2.8%
1907 0.886 +0.0%
1908 0.886 +0.0%
1909 0.886 +0.0%
1910 0.886 +0.0%
1911 0.886 +0.0%
1912 0.886 +0.0%
1913 0.886 +0.0%
1914 0.886 +0.0%
1915 0.886 +0.0%
1916 0.886 +0.0%
1917 0.886 +0.0%
1918 0.886 +0.0%
1919 0.886 +0.0%
1920 0.886 +0.0%
1921 0.886 +0.0%
1922 0.886 +0.0%
1923 0.886 +0.0%
1924 0.886 +0.0%
1925 0.886 +0.0%
1926 0.886 +0.0%
1927 0.886 +0.0%
1928 0.886 +0.0%
1929 0.886 +0.0%
1930 0.886 +0.0%
1931 0.886 +0.0%
1932 0.886 +0.0%
1933 0.886 +0.0%
1934 0.886 +0.0%
1935 0.886 +0.0%
1936 0.886 +0.0%
1937 0.886 +0.0%
1938 0.886 +0.0%
1939 0.886 +0.0%
1940 0.886 +0.0%
1941 0.886 +0.0%
1942 0.886 +0.0%
1943 0.886 +0.0%
1944 0.886 +0.0%
1945 0.886 +0.0%
1946 0.886 +0.0%
1947 0.886 +0.0%
1948 0.886 +0.0%
1949 0.886 +0.0%
1950 0.86 -2.9%
1951 0.882 +2.6%
1952 0.882 +0.0%
1953 0.882 +0.0%
1954 0.882 +0.0%
1955 0.882 +0.0%
1956 0.882 +0.0%
1957 0.882 +0.0%
1958 0.882 +0.0%
1959 0.882 +0.0%
1960 0.882 +0.0%
1961 0.882 +0.0%
1962 0.882 +0.0%
1963 0.882 +0.0%
1964 0.882 +0.0%
1965 0.882 +0.0%
1966 0.882 +0.0%
1967 0.882 +0.0%
1968 0.882 +0.0%
1969 0.882 +0.0%
1970 0.863 -2.2%
1971 0.92 +6.6%
1972 0.92 +0.0%
1973 0.92 +0.0%
1974 0.92 +0.0%
1975 0.92 +0.0%
1976 0.92 +0.0%
1977 0.92 +0.0%
1978 0.92 +0.0%
1979 0.92 +0.0%
1980 0.802 -12.8%
1981 0.802 +0.0%
1982 0.802 +0.0%
1983 0.802 +0.0%
1984 0.802 +0.0%
1985 0.802 +0.0%
1986 0.802 +0.0%
1987 0.802 +0.0%
1988 0.802 +0.0%
1989 0.802 +0.0%
1990 0.785 -2.1%
1991 0.78 -0.6%
1992 0.746 -4.4%
1993 0.746 +0.0%
1994 0.746 +0.0%
1995 0.746 +0.0%
1996 0.746 +0.0%
1997 0.746 +0.0%
1998 0.746 +0.0%
1999 0.746 +0.0%
2000 0.744 -0.3%
2001 0.744 +0.0%
2002 0.744 +0.0%
2003 0.744 +0.0%
2004 0.744 +0.0%
2005 0.744 +0.0%
2006 0.744 +0.0%
2007 0.744 +0.0%
2008 0.744 +0.0%
2009 0.744 +0.0%
2010 0.749 +0.7%
2011 0.749 +0.0%
2012 0.749 +0.0%
2013 0.749 +0.0%
2014 0.749 +0.0%
2015 0.762 +1.7%
2016 0.762 +0.0%
2017 0.778 +2.1%
2018 0.792 +1.8%
2019 0.787 -0.6%
2020 0.816 +3.7%
2021 0.823 +0.9%
2022 0.847 +2.9%
2023 0.847 +0.0%
2024 0.868 +2.5%
2025 0.822 -5.3%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.822 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.822 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.59, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.8716 0.862 0.886 10
1910s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1920s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1930s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1940s 0.886 0.886 0.886 10
1950s 0.8798 0.86 0.882 10
1960s 0.882 0.882 0.882 10
1970s 0.9143 0.863 0.92 10
1980s 0.802 0.802 0.802 10
1990s 0.7533 0.746 0.785 10
2000s 0.744 0.744 0.744 10
2010s 0.7626 0.749 0.792 10
2020s 0.8372 0.816 0.868 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 42 Jamaica 0.847 compare
  2. 43 Malta 0.83 compare
  3. 44 Sri Lanka 0.829 compare
  4. 45 Botswana 0.822 compare
  5. 47 Namibia 0.817 compare
  6. 48 Greece 0.808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Vanuatu?
Rule of law index in Vanuatu was 0.822 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 1971.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.744 in 2000.
How does Vanuatu rank for rule of law index?
Vanuatu ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from 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
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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