How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?

106 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Moldova vs South Africa: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Moldova

0.862

in 2025

South Africa

0.861

in 2025

Moldova rank

54th

South Africa rank

55th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Moldova
South Africa

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.862 against 0.861 in South Africa, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2675	0.155	0.1125	Moldova
1910s	0.2478	0.155	0.0928	Moldova
1940s	0.0065	0.1551	0.1486	South Africa
1950s	0.0483	0.122	0.0737	South Africa
1960s	0.0929	0.1086	0.0157	South Africa
1970s	0.0957	0.1082	0.0125	South Africa
1980s	0.1237	0.1109	0.0128	Moldova
1990s	0.6851	0.573	0.1121	Moldova
2000s	0.7539	0.8748	0.1209	South Africa
2010s	0.8306	0.8666	0.036	South Africa
2020s	0.857	0.8482	0.0088	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Moldova or South Africa?: Moldova, at 0.862 against 0.861 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Moldova and South Africa?: 0.001, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Moldova and South Africa rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Moldova ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th 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: 30 October 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.