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

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.

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

New Zealand

0.972

in 2025

Norway

0.972

in 2025

New Zealand rank

13th

Norway rank

13th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

New Zealand
Norway

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.972 against 0.972 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 13th and Norway ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 13 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1840s	0.911	0.7379	0.1731	New Zealand
1850s	0.9306	0.7626	0.168	New Zealand
1860s	0.939	0.8203	0.1187	New Zealand
1870s	0.939	0.826	0.113	New Zealand
1880s	0.9486	0.8462	0.1024	New Zealand
1890s	0.955	0.89	0.065	New Zealand
1900s	0.955	0.903	0.052	New Zealand
1910s	0.9576	0.903	0.0546	New Zealand
1920s	0.966	0.903	0.063	New Zealand
1930s	0.9657	0.903	0.0627	New Zealand
1940s	0.9636	0.5725	0.3911	New Zealand
1950s	0.965	0.932	0.033	New Zealand
1960s	0.9678	0.9708	0.003	Norway
1970s	0.9706	0.977	0.0064	Norway
1980s	0.9792	0.9857	0.0065	Norway
1990s	0.975	0.989	0.014	Norway
2000s	0.975	0.989	0.014	Norway
2010s	0.9747	0.9874	0.0127	Norway
2020s	0.9692	0.9597	0.0095	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, New Zealand or Norway?: New Zealand, at 0.972 against 0.972 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between New Zealand and Norway?: 0, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?: 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: New Zealand ranks 13th and Norway 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.