Luxembourg vs Sweden: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Luxembourg
0.98
in 2025
Sweden
0.981
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.981 against 0.98 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.854 | 0.746 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1820s | 0.854 | 0.746 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1830s | 0.854 | 0.746 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1840s | 0.854 | 0.746 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1850s | 0.854 | 0.746 | 0.108 | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.854 | 0.8007 | 0.0533 | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.854 | 0.821 | 0.033 | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.854 | 0.842 | 0.012 | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 0.854 | 0.862 | 0.008 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.854 | 0.862 | 0.008 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.6058 | 0.8703 | 0.2645 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.767 | 0.9128 | 0.1458 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.767 | 0.9242 | 0.1572 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.5204 | 0.9426 | 0.4222 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.9728 | 0.9638 | 0.009 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.978 | 0.9768 | 0.0012 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.978 | 0.985 | 0.007 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.978 | 0.9894 | 0.0114 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.978 | 0.99 | 0.012 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.978 | 0.9908 | 0.0128 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.9778 | 0.9883 | 0.0105 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9743 | 0.984 | 0.0097 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.981 against 0.98 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Luxembourg ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th 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.