Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Bolivia
0.696
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.705
in 2025
Bolivia rank
97th
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Bolivia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.705 against 0.696 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bolivia ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1796 | 0.202 | 0.0224 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.1855 | 0.202 | 0.0165 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.1897 | 0.202 | 0.0123 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.1797 | 0.202 | 0.0223 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.1608 | 0.3397 | 0.1789 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.2788 | 0.523 | 0.2442 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.1968 | 0.542 | 0.3452 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.091 | 0.6335 | 0.5425 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5084 | 0.706 | 0.1976 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.7513 | 0.706 | 0.0453 | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 0.7492 | 0.706 | 0.0432 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.7392 | 0.6873 | 0.0519 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.7245 | 0.6893 | 0.0352 | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.705 against 0.696 in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.009, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bolivia ranks 97th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th 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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About this data
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.