Botswana vs Moldova: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Botswana
0.866
in 2025
Moldova
0.862
in 2025
Botswana rank
51st
Moldova rank
54th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

  • Botswana
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.866 against 0.862 in Moldova, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and Moldova ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Moldova Difference Ahead
1900s 0.284 0.2675 0.0165 Botswana
1910s 0.284 0.2478 0.0362 Botswana
1940s 0.3236 0.0065 0.3171 Botswana
1950s 0.35 0.0483 0.3017 Botswana
1960s 0.5729 0.0929 0.48 Botswana
1970s 0.8213 0.0957 0.7256 Botswana
1980s 0.8589 0.1237 0.7352 Botswana
1990s 0.8729 0.6851 0.1878 Botswana
2000s 0.904 0.7539 0.1501 Botswana
2010s 0.9068 0.8306 0.0762 Botswana
2020s 0.8562 0.857 0.0008 Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Botswana or Moldova?
Botswana, at 0.866 against 0.862 in Moldova as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Botswana and Moldova?
0.004, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Moldova?
106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Moldova rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Botswana ranks 51st and Moldova ranks 54th 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

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

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.