Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Hungary
Hungary: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.845 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.845
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
59th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 1997
All-time low
0.047
in 1950
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Hungary, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Hungary stood at 0.845.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Hungary peaked at 0.961 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.047, in 1950.
Hungary ranks 59th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.234 | — |
| 1790 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.257 | +9.8% |
| 1821 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.277 | +7.8% |
| 1841 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.278 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.704 | +153.2% |
| 1849 | 0.507 | -28.0% |
| 1850 | 0.264 | -47.9% |
| 1851 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.292 | +10.6% |
| 1856 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.33 | +13.0% |
| 1859 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.354 | +7.3% |
| 1861 | 0.382 | +7.9% |
| 1862 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.383 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.582 | +52.0% |
| 1868 | 0.596 | +2.4% |
| 1869 | 0.588 | -1.3% |
| 1870 | 0.589 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.556 | -5.6% |
| 1872 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.533 | -4.1% |
| 1876 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.552 | +3.6% |
| 1895 | 0.547 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.504 | -7.9% |
| 1915 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.478 | -5.2% |
| 1919 | 0.191 | -60.0% |
| 1920 | 0.444 | +132.5% |
| 1921 | 0.555 | +25.0% |
| 1922 | 0.565 | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 0.579 | +2.5% |
| 1924 | 0.594 | +2.6% |
| 1925 | 0.594 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.594 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.581 | -2.2% |
| 1928 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.585 | +0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.583 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 0.573 | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.548 | -4.4% |
| 1938 | 0.538 | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.519 | -3.5% |
| 1940 | 0.43 | -17.1% |
| 1941 | 0.398 | -7.4% |
| 1942 | 0.4 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.364 | -9.0% |
| 1944 | 0.135 | -62.9% |
| 1945 | 0.151 | +11.9% |
| 1946 | 0.312 | +106.6% |
| 1947 | 0.35 | +12.2% |
| 1948 | 0.179 | -48.9% |
| 1949 | 0.088 | -50.8% |
| 1950 | 0.047 | -46.6% |
| 1951 | 0.052 | +10.6% |
| 1952 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.052 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.075 | +44.2% |
| 1955 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.071 | -5.3% |
| 1957 | 0.065 | -8.5% |
| 1958 | 0.103 | +58.5% |
| 1959 | 0.126 | +22.3% |
| 1960 | 0.159 | +26.2% |
| 1961 | 0.173 | +8.8% |
| 1962 | 0.19 | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.218 | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.269 | +23.4% |
| 1965 | 0.279 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.29 | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.299 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.33 | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.351 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.353 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.357 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.36 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.379 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.38 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.385 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.394 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.463 | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 0.617 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.957 | +55.1% |
| 1991 | 0.96 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.961 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.943 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.957 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.936 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.927 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.928 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.906 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.906 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.906 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.901 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.911 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.894 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.879 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.886 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.872 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.845 | -3.1% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.845 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.845 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.234 | 0.234 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.257 | 0.257 | 0.257 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.257 | 0.257 | 0.257 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3431 | 0.277 | 0.704 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2856 | 0.264 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4413 | 0.354 | 0.596 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5478 | 0.533 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.533 | 0.533 | 0.533 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5419 | 0.533 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.547 | 0.547 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4873 | 0.191 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5668 | 0.444 | 0.594 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5686 | 0.519 | 0.585 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2807 | 0.088 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0718 | 0.047 | 0.126 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2497 | 0.159 | 0.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3572 | 0.351 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4134 | 0.379 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.957 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.958 | 0.943 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9115 | 0.894 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8722 | 0.845 | 0.886 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Hungary?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Hungary was 0.845 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 1997.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 in 1950.
- How does Hungary rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Hungary ranks 59th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.