Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Bolivia
Bolivia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.696 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.696
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
97th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.777
in 2021
All-time low
0.074
in 1971
Years of data
201
1825–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Bolivia, 1825–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 0.696 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bolivia peaked at 0.777 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.074, in 1971.
That places Bolivia 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1825 | 0.251 | — |
| 1826 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.175 | -30.3% |
| 1841 | 0.246 | +40.6% |
| 1842 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.167 | -32.1% |
| 1849 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.167 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.123 | -26.3% |
| 1865 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.123 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.142 | +15.4% |
| 1871 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.196 | +38.0% |
| 1881 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.204 | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 0.178 | -12.7% |
| 1901 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.182 | +2.2% |
| 1908 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.186 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.184 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.187 | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.19 | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.181 | -4.7% |
| 1935 | 0.176 | -2.8% |
| 1936 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.166 | -5.7% |
| 1939 | 0.162 | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 0.16 | -1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.162 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.165 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.17 | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.157 | -7.6% |
| 1948 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.157 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.149 | -5.1% |
| 1952 | 0.282 | +89.3% |
| 1953 | 0.306 | +8.5% |
| 1954 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.306 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.31 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.324 | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.317 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.317 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.188 | -40.7% |
| 1965 | 0.108 | -42.6% |
| 1966 | 0.101 | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.125 | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 0.074 | -40.8% |
| 1972 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.084 | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.183 | +117.9% |
| 1980 | 0.117 | -36.1% |
| 1981 | 0.133 | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.367 | +175.9% |
| 1983 | 0.424 | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.418 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.725 | +73.4% |
| 1986 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.725 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.748 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.75 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.763 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.768 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.755 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.762 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.738 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.728 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.735 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.742 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.746 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.735 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.746 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.759 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.759 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.766 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.77 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.619 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.635 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.777 | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 0.766 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.749 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.724 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.696 | -3.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.696 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.696 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 5 |
| 1830s | 0.251 | 0.251 | 0.251 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.2231 | 0.167 | 0.246 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1406 | 0.123 | 0.167 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.196 | 0.196 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1968 | 0.196 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1796 | 0.178 | 0.186 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1855 | 0.184 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1897 | 0.187 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1797 | 0.162 | 0.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1608 | 0.157 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2788 | 0.149 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1968 | 0.101 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.091 | 0.074 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5084 | 0.117 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7513 | 0.725 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7492 | 0.728 | 0.768 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7392 | 0.619 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7245 | 0.635 | 0.777 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bolivia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bolivia was 0.696 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.777 in 2021.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.074 in 1971.
- How does Bolivia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bolivia ranks 97th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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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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.