What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Iraq and Palestine, State of?

0.018, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine, State of?

31 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1948.

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.

Iraq vs Palestine, State of: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Iraq

0.451

in 2025

Palestine, State of

0.469

in 1948

Iraq rank

128th

Palestine, State of rank

125th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Iraq
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 0.469 against 0.451 in Iraq, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Iraq ranks 128th and Palestine, State of ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Palestine, State of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.1915	0.481	0.2895	Palestine, State of
1920s	0.477	0.481	0.004	Palestine, State of
1930s	0.4666	0.4714	0.0048	Palestine, State of
1940s	0.4729	0.4712	0.0017	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Iraq or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 0.469 against 0.451 in Iraq as of 1948.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Iraq and Palestine, State of?: 0.018, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Palestine, State of?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 1948.
How do Iraq and Palestine, State of rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Iraq ranks 128th and Palestine, State of ranks 125th 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.