India vs Pakistan: Political civil liberties index
India
0.465
in 2025
Pakistan
0.502
in 2025
India rank
125th
Pakistan rank
123rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.502 against 0.465 in India, a difference of 0.037.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 125th and Pakistan ranks 123rd of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.3234 | 0.3234 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.297 | 0.297 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0.2851 | 0.2851 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.2904 | 0.2904 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.316 | 0.316 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.3211 | 0.3211 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.323 | 0.323 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.323 | 0.323 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.351 | 0.351 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.4952 | 0.4332 | 0.062 | India |
| 1950s | 0.806 | 0.4836 | 0.3224 | India |
| 1960s | 0.7954 | 0.3568 | 0.4386 | India |
| 1970s | 0.6935 | 0.4048 | 0.2887 | India |
| 1980s | 0.8124 | 0.2617 | 0.5507 | India |
| 1990s | 0.8287 | 0.6663 | 0.1624 | India |
| 2000s | 0.8112 | 0.6909 | 0.1203 | India |
| 2010s | 0.6859 | 0.6677 | 0.0182 | India |
| 2020s | 0.4645 | 0.542 | 0.0775 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.502 against 0.465 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between India and Pakistan?
- 0.037, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- India ranks 125th and Pakistan ranks 123rd 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.