Hungary vs Romania: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Hungary
0.845
in 2025
Romania
0.849
in 2025
Hungary rank
59th
Romania rank
57th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.849 against 0.845 in Hungary, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.234 | 0.088 | 0.146 | Hungary |
| 1790s | 0.234 | 0.088 | 0.146 | Hungary |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.088 | 0.146 | Hungary |
| 1810s | 0.234 | 0.088 | 0.146 | Hungary |
| 1820s | 0.257 | 0.088 | 0.169 | Hungary |
| 1830s | 0.257 | 0.1835 | 0.0735 | Hungary |
| 1840s | 0.3431 | 0.193 | 0.1501 | Hungary |
| 1850s | 0.2856 | 0.206 | 0.0796 | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.4413 | 0.42 | 0.0213 | Hungary |
| 1870s | 0.5478 | 0.456 | 0.0918 | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.533 | 0.456 | 0.077 | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.5419 | 0.456 | 0.0859 | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.547 | 0.456 | 0.091 | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.4873 | 0.4486 | 0.0387 | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.5668 | 0.506 | 0.0608 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.5686 | 0.455 | 0.1136 | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.2807 | 0.1943 | 0.0864 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0.0718 | 0.0653 | 0.0065 | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.2497 | 0.1023 | 0.1474 | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.3572 | 0.1104 | 0.2468 | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.4134 | 0.11 | 0.3034 | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.805 | 0.155 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.958 | 0.848 | 0.11 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.9115 | 0.8891 | 0.0224 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.8722 | 0.847 | 0.0252 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.849 against 0.845 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Hungary and Romania?
- 0.004, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Hungary ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th 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.