How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Spain?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Seychelles vs Spain: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Seychelles

0.966

in 2025

Spain

0.971

in 2025

Seychelles rank

16th

Spain rank

15th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Seychelles
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.971 against 0.966 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Seychelles ahead.

Seychelles ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.61	0.4546	0.1554	Seychelles
1910s	0.61	0.456	0.154	Seychelles
1920s	0.61	0.3784	0.2316	Seychelles
1930s	0.61	0.5105	0.0995	Seychelles
1940s	0.635	0.2143	0.4207	Seychelles
1950s	0.635	0.2612	0.3738	Seychelles
1960s	0.639	0.32	0.319	Seychelles
1970s	0.645	0.498	0.147	Seychelles
1980s	0.6796	0.959	0.2794	Spain
1990s	0.7618	0.975	0.2132	Spain
2000s	0.7896	0.9784	0.1888	Spain
2010s	0.8474	0.9716	0.1242	Spain
2020s	0.9552	0.9718	0.0167	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Seychelles or Spain?: Spain, at 0.971 against 0.966 in Seychelles as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Seychelles and Spain?: 0.005, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Spain?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Seychelles and Spain rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Seychelles ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th 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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About this data

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: 07 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.