Egypt vs Rwanda: Individual liberties and equality before the law index

Egypt
0.299
in 2025
Rwanda
0.278
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Rwanda rank
150th

Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time

  • Egypt
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.299 against 0.278 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Rwanda Difference Ahead
1910s 0.43 0.118 0.312 Egypt
1920s 0.4265 0.118 0.3085 Egypt
1930s 0.443 0.1252 0.3178 Egypt
1940s 0.4436 0.1338 0.3098 Egypt
1950s 0.4604 0.1399 0.3205 Egypt
1960s 0.4033 0.4151 0.0118 Rwanda
1970s 0.4074 0.4628 0.0554 Rwanda
1980s 0.3957 0.485 0.0893 Rwanda
1990s 0.3783 0.4375 0.0592 Rwanda
2000s 0.3506 0.5594 0.2088 Rwanda
2010s 0.2727 0.5163 0.2436 Rwanda
2020s 0.2982 0.3 0.0018 Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
Egypt, at 0.299 against 0.278 in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Egypt and Rwanda?
0.021, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?
110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Egypt ranks 147th and Rwanda ranks 150th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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