How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?

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.

Finland vs Latvia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Finland

0.976

in 2025

Latvia

0.974

in 2025

Finland rank

8th

Latvia rank

10th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Finland
Latvia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.976 against 0.974 in Latvia, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 10th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 24 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.746	0.026	0.72	Finland
1790s	0.746	0.0266	0.7194	Finland
1800s	0.7319	0.0326	0.6993	Finland
1810s	0.605	0.033	0.572	Finland
1820s	0.605	0.0294	0.5756	Finland
1830s	0.605	0.0336	0.5714	Finland
1840s	0.605	0.0372	0.5678	Finland
1850s	0.605	0.059	0.546	Finland
1860s	0.6062	0.163	0.4432	Finland
1870s	0.617	0.2528	0.3642	Finland
1880s	0.6194	0.1896	0.4298	Finland
1890s	0.6012	0.2304	0.3708	Finland
1900s	0.5857	0.2675	0.3182	Finland
1910s	0.6144	0.2478	0.3666	Finland
1920s	0.7793	0.8508	0.0715	Latvia
1930s	0.8212	0.7846	0.0366	Finland
1940s	0.8688	0.0065	0.8623	Finland
1950s	0.982	0.0483	0.9337	Finland
1960s	0.988	0.0929	0.8951	Finland
1970s	0.988	0.0957	0.8923	Finland
1980s	0.988	0.1237	0.8643	Finland
1990s	0.988	0.8884	0.0996	Finland
2000s	0.988	0.9273	0.0607	Finland
2010s	0.9875	0.9517	0.0358	Finland
2020s	0.9798	0.9677	0.0122	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 Latvia?: Finland, at 0.976 against 0.974 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Finland and Latvia?: 0.002, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Finland ranks 8th and Latvia ranks 10th 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.