How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Egypt vs Iran: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Egypt

0.299

in 2025

Iran

0.297

in 2025

Egypt rank

147th

Iran rank

148th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Egypt
Iran

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.299 against 0.297 in Iran, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 147th and Iran ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 23 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.369	0.027	0.342	Egypt
1790s	0.369	0.034	0.335	Egypt
1800s	0.369	0.034	0.335	Egypt
1810s	0.369	0.034	0.335	Egypt
1820s	0.369	0.033	0.336	Egypt
1830s	0.369	0.029	0.34	Egypt
1840s	0.4118	0.0322	0.3796	Egypt
1850s	0.4253	0.037	0.3883	Egypt
1860s	0.3737	0.033	0.3407	Egypt
1870s	0.3765	0.033	0.3435	Egypt
1880s	0.4432	0.033	0.4102	Egypt
1890s	0.44	0.0344	0.4056	Egypt
1900s	0.4392	0.0392	0.4	Egypt
1910s	0.4336	0.0744	0.3592	Egypt
1920s	0.4265	0.0856	0.3409	Egypt
1930s	0.443	0.1018	0.3412	Egypt
1940s	0.4436	0.2335	0.2101	Egypt
1950s	0.4604	0.2882	0.1722	Egypt
1960s	0.4033	0.3202	0.0831	Egypt
1970s	0.4074	0.3459	0.0615	Egypt
1980s	0.3957	0.1627	0.233	Egypt
1990s	0.3783	0.3009	0.0774	Egypt
2000s	0.3506	0.364	0.0134	Iran
2010s	0.2727	0.3213	0.0486	Iran
2020s	0.2982	0.2842	0.014	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Egypt or Iran?: Egypt, at 0.299 against 0.297 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Egypt and Iran?: 0.002, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Egypt ranks 147th and Iran ranks 148th 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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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: 30 October 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.