How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Afghanistan

0.02

in 2025

Eritrea

0.026

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

175th

Eritrea rank

174th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Afghanistan
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.026 against 0.02 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.006.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Eritrea ranks 174th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Eritrea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1328	0.156	0.0232	Eritrea
1910s	0.1496	0.1361	0.0135	Afghanistan
1920s	0.2653	0.137	0.1283	Afghanistan
1930s	0.2409	0.1439	0.097	Afghanistan
1940s	0.258	0.4656	0.2076	Eritrea
1950s	0.258	0.2779	0.0199	Eritrea
1960s	0.2575	0.1429	0.1146	Afghanistan
1970s	0.1872	0.0816	0.1056	Afghanistan
1980s	0.0884	0.0411	0.0473	Afghanistan
1990s	0.0257	0.1822	0.1565	Eritrea
2000s	0.3111	0.025	0.2861	Afghanistan
2010s	0.3732	0.0173	0.3559	Afghanistan
2020s	0.0907	0.0297	0.061	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Afghanistan or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 0.026 against 0.02 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Afghanistan and Eritrea?: 0.006, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Afghanistan ranks 175th and Eritrea ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.