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

Canada ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

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

Canada: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.905 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.905

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

34th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.965

in 2015

All-time low

0.842

in 1931

Years of data

185

1841–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Canada, 1841–2025

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.905 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Canada peaked at 0.965 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.842, in 1931.

That places Canada 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.845	0.845	0.845	9
1850s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1860s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1870s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1880s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1890s	0.845	0.845	0.845	10
1900s	0.8464	0.845	0.852	10
1910s	0.8479	0.845	0.852	10
1920s	0.8532	0.846	0.854	10
1930s	0.8576	0.842	0.868	10
1940s	0.8663	0.864	0.867	10
1950s	0.887	0.887	0.887	10
1960s	0.9189	0.909	0.927	10
1970s	0.9368	0.932	0.943	10
1980s	0.9514	0.94	0.956	10
1990s	0.9563	0.956	0.957	10
2000s	0.957	0.957	0.957	10
2010s	0.9591	0.942	0.965	10
2020s	0.9213	0.905	0.945	6

Countries ranked near Canada

32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.911 compare
33 Barbados 0.906 compare
34 Croatia 0.905 compare
34 Greece 0.905 compare
37 Albania 0.903 compare
37 Singapore 0.903 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Canada?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Canada was 0.905 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 Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.965 in 2015.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.842 in 1931.
How does Canada rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Canada ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.