Australia vs Netherlands: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Australia
0.957
in 2025
Netherlands
0.95
in 2025
Australia rank
20th
Netherlands rank
21st
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.957 against 0.95 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.157 | 0.436 | 0.279 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.1511 | 0.4135 | 0.2624 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.155 | 0.5013 | 0.3463 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.19 | 0.6826 | 0.4926 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.3479 | 0.815 | 0.4671 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.404 | 0.798 | 0.394 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.7163 | 0.8249 | 0.1086 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.797 | 0.905 | 0.108 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.866 | 0.905 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.866 | 0.905 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.866 | 0.905 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.866 | 0.905 | 0.039 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.905 | 0.036 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.8704 | 0.9052 | 0.0348 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.876 | 0.906 | 0.03 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.8761 | 0.906 | 0.0299 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.889 | 0.6111 | 0.2779 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9656 | 0.961 | 0.0046 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9678 | 0.9746 | 0.0068 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.9788 | 0.977 | 0.0018 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9795 | 0.977 | 0.0025 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.98 | 0.977 | 0.003 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.98 | 0.9767 | 0.0033 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9728 | 0.9694 | 0.0034 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9538 | 0.9528 | 0.001 | 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 Netherlands?
- Australia, at 0.957 against 0.95 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.007, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Australia ranks 20th and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.