Germany vs Netherlands, The: Political civil liberties index

Germany
0.892
in 2025
Netherlands, The
0.892
in 2025
Germany rank
41st
Netherlands, The rank
41st

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands, The
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.892 against 0.892 in Netherlands, The, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands, The ahead.

Germany ranks 41st and Netherlands, The ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands, The in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands, The Difference Ahead
1780s 0.108 0.16 0.052 Netherlands, The
1790s 0.108 0.213 0.105 Netherlands, The
1800s 0.108 0.2686 0.1606 Netherlands, The
1810s 0.108 0.2845 0.1765 Netherlands, The
1820s 0.108 0.438 0.33 Netherlands, The
1830s 0.108 0.4884 0.3804 Netherlands, The
1840s 0.1871 0.5388 0.3517 Netherlands, The
1850s 0.391 0.778 0.387 Netherlands, The
1860s 0.4801 0.778 0.2979 Netherlands, The
1870s 0.5431 0.778 0.2349 Netherlands, The
1880s 0.545 0.7848 0.2398 Netherlands, The
1890s 0.5961 0.812 0.2159 Netherlands, The
1900s 0.606 0.81 0.204 Netherlands, The
1910s 0.6037 0.8108 0.2071 Netherlands, The
1920s 0.82 0.824 0.004 Netherlands, The
1930s 0.2672 0.822 0.5548 Netherlands, The
1940s 0.0224 0.3154 0.293 Netherlands, The
1990s 0.964 0.9443 0.0197 Germany
2000s 0.9646 0.942 0.0226 Germany
2010s 0.959 0.9356 0.0234 Germany
2020s 0.9275 0.9102 0.0173 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Germany or Netherlands, The?
Germany, at 0.892 against 0.892 in Netherlands, The as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Germany and Netherlands, The?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands, The?
191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Germany and Netherlands, The rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Germany ranks 41st and Netherlands, The ranks 41st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed