How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Türkiye?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Russia vs Türkiye: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Russia

0.302

in 2025

Türkiye

0.314

in 2025

Russia rank

145th

Türkiye rank

144th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Russia
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.314 against 0.302 in Russia, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Türkiye ahead.

Russia ranks 145th and Türkiye ranks 144th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 7 and Türkiye in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.026	0.145	0.119	Türkiye
1790s	0.0266	0.145	0.1184	Türkiye
1800s	0.0326	0.1418	0.1092	Türkiye
1810s	0.033	0.129	0.096	Türkiye
1820s	0.0294	0.129	0.0996	Türkiye
1830s	0.0336	0.1501	0.1165	Türkiye
1840s	0.0372	0.314	0.2768	Türkiye
1850s	0.059	0.3179	0.2589	Türkiye
1860s	0.163	0.326	0.163	Türkiye
1870s	0.2528	0.2864	0.0336	Türkiye
1880s	0.1896	0.149	0.0406	Russia
1890s	0.2304	0.1644	0.066	Russia
1900s	0.2675	0.1932	0.0743	Russia
1910s	0.2478	0.2008	0.047	Russia
1920s	0.023	0.3048	0.2818	Türkiye
1930s	0.0078	0.3477	0.3399	Türkiye
1940s	0.0065	0.3872	0.3807	Türkiye
1950s	0.0483	0.458	0.4097	Türkiye
1960s	0.0929	0.4915	0.3986	Türkiye
1970s	0.0957	0.4743	0.3786	Türkiye
1980s	0.1237	0.3591	0.2354	Türkiye
1990s	0.5688	0.5459	0.0229	Russia
2000s	0.559	0.7123	0.1533	Türkiye
2010s	0.5137	0.4709	0.0428	Russia
2020s	0.3613	0.3247	0.0367	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Russia or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 0.314 against 0.302 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Russia and Türkiye?: 0.012, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Türkiye?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Russia and Türkiye rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Russia ranks 145th and Türkiye ranks 144th 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.