Czechia vs Finland: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Czechia
0.98
in 2025
Finland
0.976
in 2025
Czechia rank
5th
Finland rank
8th
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Czechia
- Finland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 0.98 against 0.976 in Finland, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Czechia ranks 5th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.458 | 0.746 | 0.288 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.4514 | 0.746 | 0.2946 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.46 | 0.7319 | 0.2719 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.4855 | 0.605 | 0.1195 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.511 | 0.605 | 0.094 | Finland |
| 1830s | 0.511 | 0.605 | 0.094 | Finland |
| 1840s | 0.4843 | 0.605 | 0.1207 | Finland |
| 1850s | 0.401 | 0.605 | 0.204 | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.4996 | 0.6062 | 0.1066 | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.792 | 0.617 | 0.175 | Czechia |
| 1880s | 0.792 | 0.6194 | 0.1726 | Czechia |
| 1890s | 0.792 | 0.6012 | 0.1908 | Czechia |
| 1900s | 0.792 | 0.5857 | 0.2063 | Czechia |
| 1910s | 0.8026 | 0.6144 | 0.1882 | Czechia |
| 1920s | 0.9148 | 0.7793 | 0.1355 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.8327 | 0.8212 | 0.0115 | Czechia |
| 1940s | 0.1513 | 0.8688 | 0.7175 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.097 | 0.982 | 0.885 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.2087 | 0.988 | 0.7793 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.221 | 0.988 | 0.767 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.2322 | 0.988 | 0.7558 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.958 | 0.988 | 0.03 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.9614 | 0.988 | 0.0266 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.961 | 0.9875 | 0.0265 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9655 | 0.9798 | 0.0143 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Czechia or Finland?
- Czechia, at 0.98 against 0.976 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Czechia and Finland?
- 0.004, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Czechia ranks 5th and Finland ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.