How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sri Lanka?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Fiji vs Sri Lanka: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Fiji

0.768

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.77

in 2025

Fiji rank

81st

Sri Lanka rank

79th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Fiji
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.77 against 0.768 in Fiji, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Fiji ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.578	0.714	0.136	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.578	0.714	0.136	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.578	0.754	0.176	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.578	0.757	0.179	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.578	0.7708	0.1928	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.616	0.8168	0.2008	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.619	0.7932	0.1742	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.859	0.7099	0.1491	Fiji
1980s	0.8135	0.5241	0.2894	Fiji
1990s	0.8064	0.5247	0.2817	Fiji
2000s	0.7089	0.5257	0.1832	Fiji
2010s	0.7053	0.6464	0.0589	Fiji
2020s	0.7507	0.6957	0.055	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Fiji or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.77 against 0.768 in Fiji as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Fiji and Sri Lanka?: 0.002, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sri Lanka?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Fiji and Sri Lanka rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Fiji ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 79th 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.