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

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

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Croatia 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 Croatia

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

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

Latest (2025)

0.905

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

34th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.937

in 2012

All-time low

0.044

in 1942

Years of data

1941–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Croatia, 1941–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Croatia is 0.905, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Croatia peaked at 0.937 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 1942.

Croatia ranks 34th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 85 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Croatia, 1941 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1941	0.054	—
1942	0.044	-18.5%
1943	0.044	+0.0%
1944	0.044	+0.0%
1945	0.169	+284.1%
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	0.561	-13.2%
1992	0.565	+0.7%
1993	0.607	+7.4%
1994	0.597	-1.6%
1995	0.61	+2.2%
1996	0.727	+19.2%
1997	0.763	+5.0%
1998	0.752	-1.4%
1999	0.789	+4.9%
2000	0.922	+16.9%
2001	0.922	+0.0%
2002	0.922	+0.0%
2003	0.919	-0.3%
2004	0.919	+0.0%
2005	0.919	+0.0%
2006	0.919	+0.0%
2007	0.918	-0.1%
2008	0.918	+0.0%
2009	0.928	+1.1%
2010	0.934	+0.6%
2011	0.934	+0.0%
2012	0.937	+0.3%
2013	0.929	-0.9%
2014	0.926	-0.3%
2015	0.926	+0.0%
2016	0.908	-1.9%
2017	0.905	-0.3%
2018	0.906	+0.1%
2019	0.873	-3.6%
2020	0.856	-1.9%
2021	0.879	+2.7%
2022	0.907	+3.2%
2023	0.906	-0.1%
2024	0.9	-0.7%
2025	0.905	+0.6%

Croatia compared with similar countries

Croatia's 0.905 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Croatia's 0.905 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1945	+284.1%	0.044	0.169
1949	+43.0%	0.244	0.349
1946	+34.3%	0.169	0.227

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.1569	0.044	0.349	9
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	0.6617	0.561	0.789	10
2000s	0.9206	0.918	0.928	10
2010s	0.9178	0.873	0.937	10
2020s	0.8922	0.856	0.907	6

Countries ranked near Croatia

31 Malta 0.929 compare
32 Sao Tome and Principe 0.911 compare
33 Barbados 0.906 compare
34 Canada 0.905 compare
34 Greece 0.905 compare
37 Albania 0.903 compare
37 Singapore 0.903 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Croatia

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Croatia?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Croatia 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 Croatia?: The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2012.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Croatia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 1942.
How does Croatia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Croatia ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Croatia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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.