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Equality before the law and individual liberty index

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•176 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6value
Median: 0.7value
Countries Covered
176
with available data
Highest
Germany
1.0value
Lowest
North Korea
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Germany1.0value
2Denmark1.0value
3Switzerland1.0value
4Sweden1.0value
5Czech Republic1.0value
By Region
Oceania1.0value(2 countries)
Europe0.9value(32 countries)
South America0.8value(7 countries)
North America0.7value(4 countries)
Africa0.6value(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (1.0value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6value)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (95)
Asia (27)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Germany1.0value
2Denmark1.0value
3Switzerland1.0value
4Sweden1.0value
5Czech Republic1.0value
6Luxembourg1.0value
7Estonia1.0value
8Finland1.0value
9Ireland1.0value
10Iceland1.0value
11Latvia1.0value
12Belgium1.0value
13New Zealand1.0value
14Norway1.0value
15Spain1.0value
16Seychelles1.0value
17Costa Rica1.0value
18Taiwan, Province of China1.0value
19Japan1.0value
20Australia1.0value
21Netherlands1.0value
22Italy0.9value
23South Korea0.9value
24Chile0.9value
25Slovenia0.9value
26France0.9value
27Cyprus0.9value
28Austria0.9value
29Lithuania0.9value
30Uruguay0.9value
31Malta0.9value
32Sao Tome and Principe0.9value
33Barbados0.9value
34Canada0.9value
35Croatia0.9value
36Greece0.9value
37Singapore0.9value
38Albania0.9value
39Namibia0.9value
40Republic of The Gambia0.9value
41Poland0.9value
42Vanuatu0.9value
43Ghana0.9value
44Trinidad and Tobago0.9value
45Montenegro0.9value
46Suriname0.9value
47Cape Verde0.9value
48Jamaica0.9value
49Benin0.9value
50Slovakia0.9value
51Botswana0.9value
52Mauritius0.9value
53Gabon0.9value
54Moldova, Republic of0.9value
55South Africa0.9value
56Brazil0.9value
57Romania0.8value
58United Kingdom0.8value
59Hungary0.8value
60Panama0.8value
61Armenia0.8value
62Israel0.8value
63Lesotho0.8value
64Solomon Islands0.8value
65Malawi0.8value
66Senegal0.8value
67United States of America0.8value
68Bulgaria0.8value
69Timor-Leste0.8value
70Portugal0.8value
71Serbia0.8value
72Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8value
73Argentina0.8value
74Jordan0.8value
75Liberia0.8value
76Honduras0.8value
77Sierra Leone0.8value
78Guyana0.8value
79Sri Lanka0.8value
80Bhutan0.8value
81Fiji0.8value
82Dominican Republic0.8value
83Mongolia0.8value
84Peru0.8value
85Tunisia0.7value
86The Republic of North Macedonia0.7value
87Maldives0.7value
88Colombia0.7value
89Nepal0.7value
90United Republic of Tanzania0.7value
91Niger0.7value
92Hong Kong0.7value
93Morocco0.7value
94Malaysia0.7value
95Papua New Guinea0.7value
96Georgia0.7value
97Bolivia0.7value
98Kenya0.7value
99Nigeria0.7value
100Zambia0.7value
101Paraguay0.7value
102Cote d'Ivoire0.7value
103Guatemala0.6value
104Angola0.6value
105Ecuador0.6value
106Bangladesh0.6value
107Lebanon0.6value
108Indonesia0.6value
109Kyrgyzstan0.6value
110Kuwait0.6value
111India0.6value
112Oman0.6value
113Mali0.6value
114Philippines0.6value
115Burkina Faso0.6value
116Ukraine0.5value
117Kazakhstan0.5value
118Togo0.5value
119Mexico0.5value
120Cameroon0.5value
121Haiti0.5value
122Madagascar0.5value
123United Arab Emirates0.5value
124Algeria0.5value
125State of Palestine0.5value
126Guinea-Bissau0.5value
127Qatar0.5value
128Iraq0.5value
129Djibouti0.4value
130Vietnam0.4value
131Zimbabwe0.4value
132Mozambique0.4value
133Somalia0.4value
134Uganda0.4value
135Uzbekistan0.4value
136Comoros0.4value
137Thailand0.4value
138Pakistan0.3value
139Ethiopia0.3value
140Bahrain0.3value
141El Salvador0.3value
142Republic of the Congo0.3value
143Syrian Arab Republic0.3value
144Türkiye0.3value
145Russian Federation0.3value
146Azerbaijan0.3value
147Egypt0.3value
148Islamic Republic of Iran0.3value
149Mauritania0.3value
150Rwanda0.3value
151Eswatini0.3value
152Burundi0.2value
153Democratic Republic of the Congo0.2value
154Central African Republic0.2value
155Guinea0.2value
156Cuba0.2value
157People's Republic of China0.2value
158Lao People's Democratic Republic0.2value
159Belarus0.2value
160Cambodia0.2value
161Saudi Arabia0.2value
162Venezuela0.2value
163Chad0.2value
164South Sudan0.2value
165Equatorial Guinea0.2value
166Holy See (Vatican City State)0.2value
167Tajikistan0.1value
168Libya0.1value
169Sudan0.1value
170Turkmenistan0.1value
171Myanmar0.1value
172Yemen0.1value
173Nicaragua0.0value
174Eritrea0.0value
175Afghanistan0.0value
176North Korea0.0value
Showing 176 of 176 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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