How does Argentina rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Argentina ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Argentina

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Argentina
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.795 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.795

Change on year

down 5.8%

World rank

73rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.937

in 1984

All-time low

0.116

in 1976

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Argentina stood at 0.795.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Argentina peaked at 0.937 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.116, in 1976.

That places Argentina 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.118	—
1790	0.118	+0.0%
1791	0.118	+0.0%
1792	0.118	+0.0%
1793	0.118	+0.0%
1794	0.118	+0.0%
1795	0.118	+0.0%
1796	0.118	+0.0%
1797	0.118	+0.0%
1798	0.118	+0.0%
1799	0.118	+0.0%
1800	0.118	+0.0%
1801	0.118	+0.0%
1802	0.118	+0.0%
1803	0.118	+0.0%
1804	0.118	+0.0%
1805	0.118	+0.0%
1806	0.118	+0.0%
1807	0.118	+0.0%
1808	0.118	+0.0%
1809	0.118	+0.0%
1810	0.118	+0.0%
1811	0.21	+78.0%
1812	0.21	+0.0%
1813	0.21	+0.0%
1814	0.21	+0.0%
1815	0.21	+0.0%
1816	0.21	+0.0%
1817	0.21	+0.0%
1818	0.21	+0.0%
1819	0.21	+0.0%
1820	0.21	+0.0%
1821	0.21	+0.0%
1822	0.21	+0.0%
1823	0.21	+0.0%
1824	0.21	+0.0%
1825	0.21	+0.0%
1826	0.21	+0.0%
1827	0.21	+0.0%
1828	0.21	+0.0%
1829	0.21	+0.0%
1830	0.263	+25.2%
1831	0.263	+0.0%
1832	0.263	+0.0%
1833	0.263	+0.0%
1834	0.263	+0.0%
1835	0.263	+0.0%
1836	0.263	+0.0%
1837	0.263	+0.0%
1838	0.263	+0.0%
1839	0.263	+0.0%
1840	0.263	+0.0%
1841	0.263	+0.0%
1842	0.263	+0.0%
1843	0.263	+0.0%
1844	0.263	+0.0%
1845	0.263	+0.0%
1846	0.263	+0.0%
1847	0.263	+0.0%
1848	0.263	+0.0%
1849	0.263	+0.0%
1850	0.292	+11.0%
1851	0.292	+0.0%
1852	0.348	+19.2%
1853	0.348	+0.0%
1854	0.348	+0.0%
1855	0.348	+0.0%
1856	0.348	+0.0%
1857	0.348	+0.0%
1858	0.348	+0.0%
1859	0.348	+0.0%
1860	0.497	+42.8%
1861	0.497	+0.0%
1862	0.497	+0.0%
1863	0.618	+24.3%
1864	0.618	+0.0%
1865	0.618	+0.0%
1866	0.618	+0.0%
1867	0.618	+0.0%
1868	0.618	+0.0%
1869	0.618	+0.0%
1870	0.618	+0.0%
1871	0.618	+0.0%
1872	0.618	+0.0%
1873	0.618	+0.0%
1874	0.618	+0.0%
1875	0.618	+0.0%
1876	0.618	+0.0%
1877	0.618	+0.0%
1878	0.618	+0.0%
1879	0.618	+0.0%
1880	0.618	+0.0%
1881	0.618	+0.0%
1882	0.618	+0.0%
1883	0.618	+0.0%
1884	0.618	+0.0%
1885	0.618	+0.0%
1886	0.618	+0.0%
1887	0.618	+0.0%
1888	0.618	+0.0%
1889	0.618	+0.0%
1890	0.618	+0.0%
1891	0.618	+0.0%
1892	0.618	+0.0%
1893	0.618	+0.0%
1894	0.618	+0.0%
1895	0.618	+0.0%
1896	0.618	+0.0%
1897	0.618	+0.0%
1898	0.618	+0.0%
1899	0.618	+0.0%
1900	0.618	+0.0%
1901	0.618	+0.0%
1902	0.607	-1.8%
1903	0.607	+0.0%
1904	0.607	+0.0%
1905	0.606	-0.2%
1906	0.606	+0.0%
1907	0.606	+0.0%
1908	0.606	+0.0%
1909	0.606	+0.0%
1910	0.605	-0.2%
1911	0.605	+0.0%
1912	0.605	+0.0%
1913	0.605	+0.0%
1914	0.605	+0.0%
1915	0.605	+0.0%
1916	0.665	+9.9%
1917	0.665	+0.0%
1918	0.665	+0.0%
1919	0.665	+0.0%
1920	0.663	-0.3%
1921	0.663	+0.0%
1922	0.667	+0.6%
1923	0.694	+4.0%
1924	0.711	+2.4%
1925	0.711	+0.0%
1926	0.711	+0.0%
1927	0.711	+0.0%
1928	0.711	+0.0%
1929	0.711	+0.0%
1930	0.684	-3.8%
1931	0.429	-37.3%
1932	0.466	+8.6%
1933	0.617	+32.4%
1934	0.617	+0.0%
1935	0.617	+0.0%
1936	0.617	+0.0%
1937	0.617	+0.0%
1938	0.617	+0.0%
1939	0.617	+0.0%
1940	0.569	-7.8%
1941	0.569	+0.0%
1942	0.569	+0.0%
1943	0.385	-32.3%
1944	0.322	-16.4%
1945	0.436	+35.4%
1946	0.552	+26.6%
1947	0.581	+5.3%
1948	0.581	+0.0%
1949	0.581	+0.0%
1950	0.559	-3.8%
1951	0.559	+0.0%
1952	0.559	+0.0%
1953	0.546	-2.3%
1954	0.546	+0.0%
1955	0.44	-19.4%
1956	0.43	-2.3%
1957	0.493	+14.7%
1958	0.605	+22.7%
1959	0.722	+19.3%
1960	0.728	+0.8%
1961	0.728	+0.0%
1962	0.694	-4.7%
1963	0.703	+1.3%
1964	0.807	+14.8%
1965	0.807	+0.0%
1966	0.739	-8.4%
1967	0.444	-39.9%
1968	0.388	-12.6%
1969	0.359	-7.5%
1970	0.408	+13.6%
1971	0.408	+0.0%
1972	0.392	-3.9%
1973	0.45	+14.8%
1974	0.417	-7.3%
1975	0.373	-10.6%
1976	0.116	-68.9%
1977	0.116	+0.0%
1978	0.118	+1.7%
1979	0.118	+0.0%
1980	0.127	+7.6%
1981	0.127	+0.0%
1982	0.127	+0.0%
1983	0.447	+252.0%
1984	0.937	+109.6%
1985	0.937	+0.0%
1986	0.937	+0.0%
1987	0.937	+0.0%
1988	0.937	+0.0%
1989	0.912	-2.7%
1990	0.88	-3.5%
1991	0.895	+1.7%
1992	0.903	+0.9%
1993	0.903	+0.0%
1994	0.903	+0.0%
1995	0.903	+0.0%
1996	0.903	+0.0%
1997	0.903	+0.0%
1998	0.903	+0.0%
1999	0.92	+1.9%
2000	0.92	+0.0%
2001	0.916	-0.4%
2002	0.89	-2.8%
2003	0.859	-3.5%
2004	0.876	+2.0%
2005	0.876	+0.0%
2006	0.876	+0.0%
2007	0.879	+0.3%
2008	0.875	-0.5%
2009	0.875	+0.0%
2010	0.875	+0.0%
2011	0.874	-0.1%
2012	0.865	-1.0%
2013	0.87	+0.6%
2014	0.87	+0.0%
2015	0.859	-1.3%
2016	0.857	-0.2%
2017	0.853	-0.5%
2018	0.861	+0.9%
2019	0.836	-2.9%
2020	0.854	+2.2%
2021	0.836	-2.1%
2022	0.843	+0.8%
2023	0.873	+3.6%
2024	0.844	-3.3%
2025	0.795	-5.8%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.795 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.795 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.118	0.118	0.118	1
1790s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1800s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1810s	0.2008	0.118	0.21	10
1820s	0.21	0.21	0.21	10
1830s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1840s	0.263	0.263	0.263	10
1850s	0.3368	0.292	0.348	10
1860s	0.5817	0.497	0.618	10
1870s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1880s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1890s	0.618	0.618	0.618	10
1900s	0.6087	0.606	0.618	10
1910s	0.629	0.605	0.665	10
1920s	0.6953	0.663	0.711	10
1930s	0.5898	0.429	0.684	10
1940s	0.5145	0.322	0.581	10
1950s	0.5459	0.43	0.722	10
1960s	0.6397	0.359	0.807	10
1970s	0.2916	0.116	0.45	10
1980s	0.6425	0.127	0.937	10
1990s	0.9016	0.88	0.92	10
2000s	0.8842	0.859	0.92	10
2010s	0.862	0.836	0.875	10
2020s	0.8408	0.795	0.873	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Argentina?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Argentina was 0.795 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 1984.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.116 in 1976.
How does Argentina rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Argentina ranks 73rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 18 September 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.