How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?

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.

Iceland vs New Zealand: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Iceland

0.974

in 2025

New Zealand

0.972

in 2025

Iceland rank

10th

New Zealand rank

13th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Iceland
New Zealand

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iceland ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.876	0.955	0.079	New Zealand
1910s	0.8835	0.9576	0.0741	New Zealand
1920s	0.9138	0.966	0.0522	New Zealand
1930s	0.905	0.9657	0.0607	New Zealand
1940s	0.9193	0.9636	0.0443	New Zealand
1950s	0.93	0.965	0.035	New Zealand
1960s	0.939	0.9678	0.0288	New Zealand
1970s	0.941	0.9706	0.0296	New Zealand
1980s	0.952	0.9792	0.0272	New Zealand
1990s	0.9731	0.975	0.0019	New Zealand
2000s	0.976	0.975	0.001	Iceland
2010s	0.9762	0.9747	0.0015	Iceland
2020s	0.9752	0.9692	0.006	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Iceland or New Zealand?: Iceland, at 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Iceland and New Zealand?: 0.002, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Iceland ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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: 28 August 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.