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

Czechia ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Czechia 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 Czechia

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

Czechia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.98 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.98

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.98

in 2025

All-time low

0.012

in 1940

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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 Czechia is 0.98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Czechia peaked at 0.98 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.012, in 1940.

Czechia ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.458	0.458	0.458	1
1790s	0.4514	0.384	0.46	10
1800s	0.46	0.46	0.46	10
1810s	0.4855	0.46	0.511	10
1820s	0.511	0.511	0.511	10
1830s	0.511	0.511	0.511	10
1840s	0.4843	0.347	0.511	10
1850s	0.401	0.401	0.401	10
1860s	0.4996	0.401	0.792	10
1870s	0.792	0.792	0.792	10
1880s	0.792	0.792	0.792	10
1890s	0.792	0.792	0.792	10
1900s	0.792	0.792	0.792	10
1910s	0.8026	0.761	0.916	10
1920s	0.9148	0.91	0.916	10
1930s	0.8327	0.186	0.912	10
1940s	0.1513	0.012	0.485	10
1950s	0.097	0.062	0.135	10
1960s	0.2087	0.167	0.27	10
1970s	0.221	0.221	0.221	10
1980s	0.2322	0.221	0.305	10
1990s	0.958	0.958	0.958	10
2000s	0.9614	0.958	0.966	10
2010s	0.961	0.949	0.967	10
2020s	0.9655	0.937	0.98	6

Countries ranked near Czechia

2 Denmark 0.986 compare
3 Switzerland 0.982 compare
4 Sweden 0.981 compare
5 Luxembourg 0.98 compare
7 Estonia 0.979 compare
8 Finland 0.976 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Czechia

Spring temperature anomalies 2.21 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 2.78 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -1.62 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9015 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.35 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 166.8 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Czechia?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Czechia was 0.98 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 Czechia?: The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 2025.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Czechia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.012 in 1940.
How does Czechia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Czechia ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Czechia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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.