How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Belgium vs New Zealand: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Belgium

0.974

in 2025

New Zealand

0.972

in 2025

Belgium rank

10th

New Zealand rank

13th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Belgium
New Zealand

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and New Zealand in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.883	0.911	0.028	New Zealand
1850s	0.883	0.9306	0.0476	New Zealand
1860s	0.883	0.939	0.056	New Zealand
1870s	0.883	0.939	0.056	New Zealand
1880s	0.883	0.9486	0.0656	New Zealand
1890s	0.883	0.955	0.072	New Zealand
1900s	0.8794	0.955	0.0756	New Zealand
1910s	0.7485	0.9576	0.2091	New Zealand
1920s	0.896	0.966	0.07	New Zealand
1930s	0.9016	0.9657	0.0641	New Zealand
1940s	0.7715	0.9636	0.1921	New Zealand
1950s	0.9499	0.965	0.0151	New Zealand
1960s	0.9705	0.9678	0.0027	Belgium
1970s	0.9818	0.9706	0.0112	Belgium
1980s	0.982	0.9792	0.0028	Belgium
1990s	0.9826	0.975	0.0076	Belgium
2000s	0.983	0.975	0.008	Belgium
2010s	0.982	0.9747	0.0073	Belgium
2020s	0.9778	0.9692	0.0087	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Belgium or New Zealand?: Belgium, at 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Belgium and New Zealand?: 0.002, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Belgium ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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: 28 August 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.