How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Myanmar?

152 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Libya vs Myanmar: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Libya

0.121

in 2025

Myanmar

0.09

in 2025

Libya rank

168th

Myanmar rank

171st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Libya
Myanmar

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.121 against 0.09 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.031.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.

Libya ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 171st of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 10 and Myanmar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.211	0.22	0.009	Myanmar
1790s	0.211	0.1886	0.0224	Libya
1800s	0.211	0.195	0.016	Libya
1810s	0.211	0.195	0.016	Libya
1820s	0.2136	0.195	0.0186	Libya
1830s	0.211	0.195	0.016	Libya
1910s	0.026	0.532	0.506	Myanmar
1920s	0.026	0.532	0.506	Myanmar
1930s	0.0204	0.532	0.5116	Myanmar
1940s	0.031	0.532	0.501	Myanmar
1950s	0.3237	0.5604	0.2368	Myanmar
1960s	0.3111	0.1819	0.1292	Libya
1970s	0.1217	0.073	0.0487	Libya
1980s	0.119	0.0737	0.0453	Libya
1990s	0.1246	0.081	0.0436	Libya
2000s	0.1269	0.0861	0.0408	Libya
2010s	0.1483	0.3511	0.2028	Myanmar
2020s	0.1093	0.149	0.0397	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Libya or Myanmar?: Libya, at 0.121 against 0.09 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Libya and Myanmar?: 0.031, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Myanmar?: 152 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Libya and Myanmar rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Libya ranks 168th and Myanmar ranks 171st 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.