How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?

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.

Iran vs Russia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Iran

0.297

in 2025

Russia

0.302

in 2025

Iran rank

148th

Russia rank

145th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Iran
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.302 against 0.297 in Iran, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 148th and Russia ranks 145th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 12 and Russia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.027	0.026	0.001	Iran
1790s	0.034	0.0266	0.0074	Iran
1800s	0.034	0.0326	0.0014	Iran
1810s	0.034	0.033	0.001	Iran
1820s	0.033	0.0294	0.0036	Iran
1830s	0.029	0.0336	0.0046	Russia
1840s	0.0322	0.0372	0.005	Russia
1850s	0.037	0.059	0.022	Russia
1860s	0.033	0.163	0.13	Russia
1870s	0.033	0.2528	0.2198	Russia
1880s	0.033	0.1896	0.1566	Russia
1890s	0.0344	0.2304	0.196	Russia
1900s	0.0392	0.2675	0.2283	Russia
1910s	0.0744	0.2478	0.1734	Russia
1920s	0.0856	0.023	0.0626	Iran
1930s	0.1018	0.0078	0.094	Iran
1940s	0.2335	0.0065	0.227	Iran
1950s	0.2882	0.0483	0.2399	Iran
1960s	0.3202	0.0929	0.2273	Iran
1970s	0.3459	0.0957	0.2502	Iran
1980s	0.1627	0.1237	0.039	Iran
1990s	0.3009	0.5688	0.2679	Russia
2000s	0.364	0.559	0.195	Russia
2010s	0.3213	0.5137	0.1924	Russia
2020s	0.2842	0.3613	0.0772	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Iran or Russia?: Russia, at 0.302 against 0.297 in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Iran and Russia?: 0.005, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Iran and Russia rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Iran ranks 148th and Russia ranks 145th 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.