Australia vs South Korea: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Australia
0.957
in 2025
South Korea
0.942
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
South Korea rank
23rd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Australia
- South Korea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.957 against 0.942 in South Korea, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.157 | 0.055 | 0.102 | Australia |
| 1790s | 0.1511 | 0.055 | 0.0961 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.155 | 0.0457 | 0.1093 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.19 | 0.045 | 0.145 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.3479 | 0.045 | 0.3029 | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.404 | 0.045 | 0.359 | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.7163 | 0.0439 | 0.6724 | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.797 | 0.034 | 0.763 | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.866 | 0.0424 | 0.8236 | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.866 | 0.0473 | 0.8187 | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.866 | 0.057 | 0.809 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.866 | 0.1313 | 0.7347 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.2305 | 0.6385 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.8704 | 0.1261 | 0.7443 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.1274 | 0.7486 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8761 | 0.1248 | 0.7513 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.889 | 0.2555 | 0.6335 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9656 | 0.5154 | 0.4502 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9678 | 0.5751 | 0.3927 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.9788 | 0.5214 | 0.4574 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9795 | 0.6912 | 0.2883 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.98 | 0.9529 | 0.0271 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.98 | 0.9614 | 0.0186 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9728 | 0.951 | 0.0218 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9538 | 0.9325 | 0.0213 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Australia or South Korea?
- Australia, at 0.957 against 0.942 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Australia and South Korea?
- 0.015, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Australia ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.