Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.801 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.801
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
72nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.831
in 2015
All-time low
0.04
in 1942
Years of data
197
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.801.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.831 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1942.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 72nd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.145 | — |
| 1790 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.129 | -11.0% |
| 1809 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.139 | +7.8% |
| 1831 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.25 | +79.9% |
| 1840 | 0.314 | +25.6% |
| 1841 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.329 | +4.8% |
| 1858 | 0.326 | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.309 | -5.2% |
| 1877 | 0.185 | -40.1% |
| 1878 | 0.207 | +11.9% |
| 1919 | 0.486 | +134.8% |
| 1920 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.495 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 0.522 | +5.5% |
| 1924 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.51 | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
| 1929 | 0.467 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.47 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.401 | -14.7% |
| 1941 | 0.048 | -88.0% |
| 1942 | 0.04 | -16.7% |
| 1943 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.042 | +5.0% |
| 1945 | 0.169 | +302.4% |
| 1946 | 0.227 | +34.3% |
| 1947 | 0.237 | +4.4% |
| 1948 | 0.244 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.349 | +43.0% |
| 1950 | 0.422 | +20.9% |
| 1951 | 0.466 | +10.4% |
| 1952 | 0.484 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.51 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.536 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.546 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.586 | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.609 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.614 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.617 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.624 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.67 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.692 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.709 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.646 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.622 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.208 | -66.6% |
| 1993 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.236 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.583 | +147.0% |
| 1997 | 0.609 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.635 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.638 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.796 | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 0.815 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.818 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.816 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.801 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.811 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.808 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.817 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.825 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.822 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.83 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.831 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.824 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.782 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.807 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.798 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.786 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.788 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.814 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.808 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.801 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1418 | 0.129 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.129 | 0.129 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1501 | 0.139 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.314 | 0.314 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3179 | 0.314 | 0.329 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.326 | 0.326 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2952 | 0.185 | 0.326 | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.486 | 0.486 | 0.486 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5002 | 0.467 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4694 | 0.467 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1797 | 0.04 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5092 | 0.422 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5699 | 0.536 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6135 | 0.609 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6864 | 0.624 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4593 | 0.208 | 0.646 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8118 | 0.796 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8188 | 0.782 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7992 | 0.786 | 0.814 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.801 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.831 in 2015.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1942.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.