Brazil vs Romania: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Brazil
0.86
in 2025
Romania
0.849
in 2025
Brazil rank
56th
Romania rank
57th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Brazil
- Romania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.86 against 0.849 in Romania, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 56th and Romania ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 14 and Romania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.111 | 0.088 | 0.023 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.111 | 0.088 | 0.023 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.111 | 0.088 | 0.023 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.111 | 0.088 | 0.023 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.1711 | 0.088 | 0.0831 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.203 | 0.1835 | 0.0195 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.203 | 0.193 | 0.01 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.203 | 0.206 | 0.003 | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.203 | 0.42 | 0.217 | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.203 | 0.456 | 0.253 | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.2296 | 0.456 | 0.2264 | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.3514 | 0.456 | 0.1046 | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.351 | 0.456 | 0.105 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.349 | 0.4486 | 0.0996 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.349 | 0.506 | 0.157 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.3017 | 0.455 | 0.1533 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.3428 | 0.1943 | 0.1485 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.5456 | 0.0653 | 0.4803 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3313 | 0.1023 | 0.229 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1806 | 0.1104 | 0.0702 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4743 | 0.11 | 0.3643 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8281 | 0.805 | 0.0231 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.85 | 0.848 | 0.002 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.8214 | 0.8891 | 0.0677 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.7442 | 0.847 | 0.1028 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Brazil or Romania?
- Brazil, at 0.86 against 0.849 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Brazil and Romania?
- 0.011, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Brazil ranks 56th and Romania ranks 57th 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.