How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Madagascar?

169 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Madagascar: Political Civil Liberties Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.735

in 2025

Madagascar

0.743

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

91st

Madagascar rank

89th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.743 against 0.735 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 91st and Madagascar ranks 89th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 12 and Madagascar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.16	0.124	0.036	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1820s	0.16	0.1137	0.0463	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1830s	0.1613	0.048	0.1133	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1840s	0.151	0.048	0.103	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1850s	0.151	0.048	0.103	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1860s	0.2091	0.2031	0.006	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1870s	0.2052	0.157	0.0482	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1910s	0.434	0.143	0.291	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.4119	0.125	0.2869	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.3547	0.1387	0.216	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.1032	0.1345	0.0313	Madagascar
1950s	0.0906	0.179	0.0884	Madagascar
1960s	0.0938	0.353	0.2592	Madagascar
1970s	0.1073	0.2942	0.1869	Madagascar
1980s	0.162	0.2471	0.0851	Madagascar
1990s	0.6111	0.7112	0.1001	Madagascar
2000s	0.8251	0.7717	0.0534	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.8083	0.7693	0.039	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.7513	0.7827	0.0313	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.743 against 0.735 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Madagascar?: 0.008, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Madagascar?: 169 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Madagascar rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 91st and Madagascar ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.