How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?

185 years are reported by both, from 1841 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.

Latvia vs New Zealand: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Latvia

0.974

in 2025

New Zealand

0.972

in 2025

Latvia rank

10th

New Zealand rank

13th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Latvia
New Zealand

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.

Latvia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th of 176 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.0376	0.911	0.8734	New Zealand
1850s	0.059	0.9306	0.8716	New Zealand
1860s	0.163	0.939	0.776	New Zealand
1870s	0.2528	0.939	0.6862	New Zealand
1880s	0.1896	0.9486	0.759	New Zealand
1890s	0.2304	0.955	0.7246	New Zealand
1900s	0.2675	0.955	0.6875	New Zealand
1910s	0.2478	0.9576	0.7098	New Zealand
1920s	0.8508	0.966	0.1152	New Zealand
1930s	0.7846	0.9657	0.1811	New Zealand
1940s	0.0065	0.9636	0.9571	New Zealand
1950s	0.0483	0.965	0.9167	New Zealand
1960s	0.0929	0.9678	0.8749	New Zealand
1970s	0.0957	0.9706	0.8749	New Zealand
1980s	0.1237	0.9792	0.8555	New Zealand
1990s	0.8884	0.975	0.0866	New Zealand
2000s	0.9273	0.975	0.0477	New Zealand
2010s	0.9517	0.9747	0.023	New Zealand
2020s	0.9677	0.9692	0.0015	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Latvia or New Zealand?: Latvia, at 0.974 against 0.972 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Latvia and New Zealand?: 0.002, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and New Zealand?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Latvia and New Zealand rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Latvia ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 13th 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.