Italy vs Korea: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Italy
0.945
in 2025
Korea
0.942
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
Korea rank
23rd
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.945 against 0.942 in Korea, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 23rd of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 19 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.298 | 0.045 | 0.253 | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.298 | 0.045 | 0.253 | Italy |
| 1830s | 0.3601 | 0.045 | 0.3151 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.3824 | 0.0439 | 0.3385 | Italy |
| 1850s | 0.501 | 0.034 | 0.467 | Italy |
| 1860s | 0.6082 | 0.0424 | 0.5658 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.698 | 0.0473 | 0.6507 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.7024 | 0.057 | 0.6454 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.681 | 0.1313 | 0.5497 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.7045 | 0.2305 | 0.474 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.69 | 0.1261 | 0.5639 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.4018 | 0.1274 | 0.2744 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.2326 | 0.1248 | 0.1078 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.4998 | 0.2555 | 0.2443 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.846 | 0.5154 | 0.3306 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.8743 | 0.5751 | 0.2992 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.9064 | 0.5214 | 0.385 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.9452 | 0.6912 | 0.254 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.9462 | 0.9529 | 0.0067 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9459 | 0.9614 | 0.0155 | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9461 | 0.951 | 0.0049 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9383 | 0.9325 | 0.0058 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 0.945 against 0.942 in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Italy and Korea?
- 0.003, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Italy ranks 22nd and Korea ranks 23rd 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.