Finland vs Ireland: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Finland
0.976
in 2025
Ireland
0.975
in 2025
Finland rank
8th
Ireland rank
9th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.976 against 0.975 in Ireland, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 14 and Ireland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.746 | 0.388 | 0.358 | Finland |
| 1790s | 0.746 | 0.406 | 0.34 | Finland |
| 1800s | 0.7319 | 0.4366 | 0.2953 | Finland |
| 1810s | 0.605 | 0.437 | 0.168 | Finland |
| 1820s | 0.605 | 0.437 | 0.168 | Finland |
| 1830s | 0.605 | 0.5685 | 0.0365 | Finland |
| 1840s | 0.605 | 0.6394 | 0.0344 | Ireland |
| 1850s | 0.605 | 0.649 | 0.044 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 0.6062 | 0.6961 | 0.0899 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 0.617 | 0.7485 | 0.1315 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 0.6194 | 0.8241 | 0.2047 | Ireland |
| 1890s | 0.6012 | 0.843 | 0.2418 | Ireland |
| 1900s | 0.5857 | 0.872 | 0.2863 | Ireland |
| 1910s | 0.6144 | 0.8477 | 0.2333 | Ireland |
| 1920s | 0.7793 | 0.8204 | 0.0411 | Ireland |
| 1930s | 0.8212 | 0.912 | 0.0908 | Ireland |
| 1940s | 0.8688 | 0.922 | 0.0532 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.982 | 0.9243 | 0.0577 | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0.9316 | 0.0564 | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0.9398 | 0.0482 | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.957 | 0.031 | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.96 | 0.028 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.96 | 0.028 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9875 | 0.9665 | 0.021 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.9798 | 0.9748 | 0.005 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 0.976 against 0.975 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.001, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Finland ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 9th 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.