Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Finland
Finland: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.976 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.976
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.988
in 1960
All-time low
0.537
in 1904
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Finland, 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 Finland is 0.976, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Finland peaked at 0.988 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.537, in 1904.
Finland ranks 8th 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.746 | — |
| 1790 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.746 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.605 | -18.9% |
| 1810 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.605 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.617 | +2.0% |
| 1870 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.641 | +3.9% |
| 1890 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.583 | -9.0% |
| 1895 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.583 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.558 | -4.3% |
| 1899 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.558 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.537 | -3.8% |
| 1905 | 0.582 | +8.4% |
| 1906 | 0.628 | +7.9% |
| 1907 | 0.634 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 0.63 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.614 | -2.5% |
| 1910 | 0.607 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.607 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.581 | -4.3% |
| 1915 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.665 | +14.5% |
| 1918 | 0.586 | -11.9% |
| 1919 | 0.722 | +23.2% |
| 1920 | 0.739 | +2.4% |
| 1921 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.754 | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.775 | +2.8% |
| 1924 | 0.791 | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.789 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.796 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.807 | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.779 | -3.5% |
| 1931 | 0.785 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 0.793 | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.811 | +2.3% |
| 1934 | 0.821 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.83 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.852 | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.869 | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 0.851 | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.816 | -4.1% |
| 1941 | 0.821 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.823 | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.828 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 0.861 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 0.91 | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 0.912 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.917 | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.977 | +6.5% |
| 1950 | 0.982 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.982 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.988 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.987 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.987 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.988 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.988 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.987 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.988 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.986 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.984 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.982 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.98 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.977 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.976 | -0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.976 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.976 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.746 | 0.746 | 0.746 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.746 | 0.746 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.7319 | 0.605 | 0.746 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.605 | 0.605 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6062 | 0.605 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.617 | 0.617 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6194 | 0.617 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6012 | 0.558 | 0.641 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5857 | 0.537 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6144 | 0.581 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7793 | 0.739 | 0.807 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8212 | 0.779 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8688 | 0.816 | 0.977 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.982 | 0.982 | 0.982 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.988 | 0.988 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9875 | 0.986 | 0.988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9798 | 0.976 | 0.984 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Finland?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Finland was 0.976 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.988 in 1960.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.537 in 1904.
- How does Finland rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.