How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Somalia

0.393

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.435

in 2025

Somalia rank

133rd

Zimbabwe rank

130th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Somalia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.435 against 0.393 in Somalia, a difference of 0.042.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.301	0.126	0.175	Somalia
1910s	0.264	0.126	0.138	Somalia
1920s	0.2311	0.1437	0.0874	Somalia
1930s	0.2314	0.149	0.0824	Somalia
1940s	0.2714	0.1625	0.1089	Somalia
1950s	0.254	0.2164	0.0376	Somalia
1960s	0.3684	0.1468	0.2216	Somalia
1970s	0.0702	0.0925	0.0223	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.065	0.5864	0.5214	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.0555	0.6652	0.6097	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0521	0.4397	0.3876	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.1598	0.5264	0.3666	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.2917	0.4627	0.171	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Somalia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.435 against 0.393 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 0.042, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Somalia ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.