South Korea vs Netherlands: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
South Korea
0.942
in 2025
Netherlands
0.95
in 2025
South Korea rank
23rd
Netherlands rank
21st
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- South Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.95 against 0.942 in South Korea, a difference of 0.008.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.055 | 0.436 | 0.381 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.055 | 0.4135 | 0.3585 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.0457 | 0.5013 | 0.4556 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.045 | 0.6826 | 0.6376 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.045 | 0.815 | 0.77 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.045 | 0.798 | 0.753 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.0439 | 0.8249 | 0.781 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0.034 | 0.905 | 0.871 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0424 | 0.905 | 0.8626 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.0473 | 0.905 | 0.8577 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.057 | 0.905 | 0.848 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.1313 | 0.905 | 0.7737 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.2305 | 0.905 | 0.6745 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1261 | 0.9052 | 0.7791 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.1274 | 0.906 | 0.7786 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.1248 | 0.906 | 0.7812 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.2555 | 0.6111 | 0.3556 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.5154 | 0.961 | 0.4456 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.5751 | 0.9746 | 0.3995 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.5214 | 0.977 | 0.4556 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.6912 | 0.977 | 0.2858 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9529 | 0.977 | 0.0241 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.9614 | 0.9767 | 0.0153 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.951 | 0.9694 | 0.0184 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.9325 | 0.9528 | 0.0203 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, South Korea or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.95 against 0.942 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between South Korea and Netherlands?
- 0.008, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- South Korea ranks 23rd and Netherlands ranks 21st 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.