How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?

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.

Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Iraq

0.451

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.435

in 2025

Iraq rank

128th

Zimbabwe rank

130th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Iraq
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.451 against 0.435 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 8 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.1932	0.126	0.0672	Iraq
1910s	0.2008	0.126	0.0748	Iraq
1920s	0.477	0.1437	0.3333	Iraq
1930s	0.4666	0.149	0.3176	Iraq
1940s	0.4729	0.1625	0.3104	Iraq
1950s	0.4718	0.2164	0.2554	Iraq
1960s	0.3597	0.1468	0.2129	Iraq
1970s	0.2701	0.0925	0.1776	Iraq
1980s	0.1556	0.5864	0.4308	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.13	0.6652	0.5352	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.3044	0.4397	0.1353	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.3543	0.5264	0.1721	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.4013	0.4627	0.0613	Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?: Iraq, at 0.451 against 0.435 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 0.016, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Zimbabwe rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Iraq ranks 128th and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.