Czechia vs Sweden: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Czechia
0.98
in 2025
Sweden
0.981
in 2025
Czechia rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.981 against 0.98 in Czechia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.458 | 0.746 | 0.288 | Sweden |
| 1790s | 0.4514 | 0.746 | 0.2946 | Sweden |
| 1800s | 0.46 | 0.746 | 0.286 | Sweden |
| 1810s | 0.4855 | 0.746 | 0.2605 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0.511 | 0.746 | 0.235 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0.511 | 0.746 | 0.235 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0.4843 | 0.746 | 0.2617 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0.401 | 0.746 | 0.345 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.4996 | 0.8007 | 0.3011 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.792 | 0.821 | 0.029 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.792 | 0.842 | 0.05 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.792 | 0.862 | 0.07 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.792 | 0.862 | 0.07 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.8026 | 0.8703 | 0.0677 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.9148 | 0.9128 | 0.002 | Czechia |
| 1930s | 0.8327 | 0.9242 | 0.0915 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1513 | 0.9426 | 0.7913 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.097 | 0.9638 | 0.8668 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.2087 | 0.9768 | 0.7681 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.221 | 0.985 | 0.764 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.2322 | 0.9894 | 0.7572 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.958 | 0.99 | 0.032 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9614 | 0.9908 | 0.0294 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.961 | 0.9883 | 0.0273 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9655 | 0.984 | 0.0185 | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.981 against 0.98 in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Czechia ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th 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.