How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Netherlands: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Italy

0.945

in 2025

Netherlands

0.95

in 2025

Italy rank

22nd

Netherlands rank

21st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Italy
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.95 against 0.945 in Italy, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Netherlands ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.298	0.8126	0.5146	Netherlands
1820s	0.298	0.815	0.517	Netherlands
1830s	0.3601	0.798	0.4379	Netherlands
1840s	0.3824	0.8249	0.4425	Netherlands
1850s	0.501	0.905	0.404	Netherlands
1860s	0.6082	0.905	0.2968	Netherlands
1870s	0.698	0.905	0.207	Netherlands
1880s	0.7024	0.905	0.2026	Netherlands
1890s	0.681	0.905	0.224	Netherlands
1900s	0.7045	0.905	0.2005	Netherlands
1910s	0.69	0.9052	0.2152	Netherlands
1920s	0.4018	0.906	0.5042	Netherlands
1930s	0.2326	0.906	0.6734	Netherlands
1940s	0.4998	0.6111	0.1113	Netherlands
1950s	0.846	0.961	0.115	Netherlands
1960s	0.8743	0.9746	0.1003	Netherlands
1970s	0.9064	0.977	0.0706	Netherlands
1980s	0.9452	0.977	0.0318	Netherlands
1990s	0.9462	0.977	0.0308	Netherlands
2000s	0.9459	0.9767	0.0308	Netherlands
2010s	0.9461	0.9694	0.0233	Netherlands
2020s	0.9383	0.9528	0.0145	Netherlands

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 Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.95 against 0.945 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Italy and Netherlands?: 0.005, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Italy ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.