Italy vs Netherlands: Transparent laws
Italy
1
in 2025
Netherlands
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 211 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for transparent laws?
- Italy ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.