How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Congo vs Ethiopia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Congo

0.32

in 2025

Ethiopia

0.341

in 2025

Congo rank

142nd

Ethiopia rank

139th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.341 against 0.32 in Congo, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 139th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.072	0.086	0.014	Ethiopia
1910s	0.072	0.0903	0.0183	Ethiopia
1920s	0.072	0.0948	0.0228	Ethiopia
1930s	0.072	0.0944	0.0224	Ethiopia
1940s	0.0732	0.1336	0.0604	Ethiopia
1950s	0.0774	0.1485	0.0711	Ethiopia
1960s	0.3111	0.1699	0.1412	Congo
1970s	0.127	0.1081	0.0189	Congo
1980s	0.113	0.0596	0.0534	Congo
1990s	0.3803	0.413	0.0327	Ethiopia
2000s	0.266	0.4796	0.2136	Ethiopia
2010s	0.2684	0.4956	0.2272	Ethiopia
2020s	0.334	0.4202	0.0862	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Congo or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 0.341 against 0.32 in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Congo and Ethiopia?: 0.021, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Congo ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 139th 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: 07 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.