New Zealand vs Spain: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
New Zealand
0.972
in 2025
Spain
0.971
in 2025
New Zealand rank
13th
Spain rank
15th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.972 against 0.971 in Spain, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 16 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.911 | 0.319 | 0.592 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.9306 | 0.339 | 0.5916 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.939 | 0.3445 | 0.5945 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.939 | 0.417 | 0.522 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.9486 | 0.417 | 0.5316 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.955 | 0.454 | 0.501 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.955 | 0.4544 | 0.5006 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.9576 | 0.456 | 0.5016 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.966 | 0.3784 | 0.5876 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.9657 | 0.5105 | 0.4552 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.9636 | 0.2143 | 0.7493 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.965 | 0.2612 | 0.7038 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.9678 | 0.32 | 0.6478 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9706 | 0.498 | 0.4726 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.9792 | 0.959 | 0.0202 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.975 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.975 | 0.9784 | 0.0034 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9747 | 0.9716 | 0.0031 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9692 | 0.9718 | 0.0027 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- New Zealand, at 0.972 against 0.971 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.001, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- New Zealand ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th 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.