Norway vs Spain: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Norway
0.972
in 2025
Spain
0.971
in 2025
Norway rank
13th
Spain rank
15th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.972 against 0.971 in Spain, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 24 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.49 | 0.229 | 0.261 | Norway |
| 1790s | 0.49 | 0.229 | 0.261 | Norway |
| 1800s | 0.49 | 0.2244 | 0.2656 | Norway |
| 1810s | 0.5975 | 0.223 | 0.3745 | Norway |
| 1820s | 0.705 | 0.2283 | 0.4767 | Norway |
| 1830s | 0.705 | 0.252 | 0.453 | Norway |
| 1840s | 0.7346 | 0.3169 | 0.4177 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.7626 | 0.339 | 0.4236 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.8203 | 0.3445 | 0.4758 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.826 | 0.417 | 0.409 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.8462 | 0.417 | 0.4292 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.89 | 0.454 | 0.436 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.903 | 0.4544 | 0.4486 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.903 | 0.456 | 0.447 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.903 | 0.3784 | 0.5246 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.903 | 0.5105 | 0.3925 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.5725 | 0.2143 | 0.3582 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.932 | 0.2612 | 0.6708 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9708 | 0.32 | 0.6508 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.977 | 0.498 | 0.479 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9857 | 0.959 | 0.0267 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.989 | 0.975 | 0.014 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.989 | 0.9784 | 0.0106 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9874 | 0.9716 | 0.0158 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9597 | 0.9718 | 0.0122 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, 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 Norway and Spain?
- 0.001, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Norway 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.