How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Lesotho vs Panama: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Lesotho

0.832

in 2025

Panama

0.841

in 2025

Lesotho rank

62nd

Panama rank

60th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Lesotho
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.841 against 0.832 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Panama ahead.

Lesotho ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.193	0.4436	0.2506	Panama
1910s	0.194	0.448	0.254	Panama
1920s	0.194	0.485	0.291	Panama
1930s	0.194	0.5133	0.3193	Panama
1940s	0.194	0.4983	0.3043	Panama
1950s	0.194	0.5917	0.3977	Panama
1960s	0.3981	0.5532	0.1551	Panama
1970s	0.3867	0.3532	0.0335	Lesotho
1980s	0.4473	0.301	0.1463	Lesotho
1990s	0.7021	0.8352	0.1331	Panama
2000s	0.7872	0.8716	0.0844	Panama
2010s	0.7734	0.8829	0.1095	Panama
2020s	0.8203	0.848	0.0277	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Lesotho or Panama?: Panama, at 0.841 against 0.832 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Lesotho and Panama?: 0.009, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Lesotho ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 60th 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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About this data

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: 07 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.