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

Mexico ranks 119th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

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

Mexico: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.536 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.536

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

119th

of 176 regions

All-time high

0.625

in 2018

All-time low

0.182

in 1913

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.536 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mexico peaked at 0.625 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.182, in 1913.

Mexico ranks 119th of 176 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.2	0.2	0.2	1
1790s	0.2	0.2	0.2	10
1800s	0.2059	0.2	0.259	10
1810s	0.225	0.221	0.233	10
1820s	0.2385	0.204	0.271	10
1830s	0.271	0.271	0.271	10
1840s	0.271	0.271	0.271	10
1850s	0.2642	0.227	0.291	10
1860s	0.2798	0.268	0.294	10
1870s	0.2965	0.273	0.316	10
1880s	0.273	0.273	0.273	10
1890s	0.273	0.273	0.273	10
1900s	0.269	0.269	0.269	10
1910s	0.2239	0.182	0.271	10
1920s	0.2994	0.265	0.316	10
1930s	0.4064	0.383	0.441	10
1940s	0.458	0.458	0.458	10
1950s	0.4677	0.458	0.478	10
1960s	0.4608	0.454	0.471	10
1970s	0.4691	0.454	0.499	10
1980s	0.5081	0.499	0.516	10
1990s	0.569	0.529	0.593	10
2000s	0.6012	0.588	0.608	10
2010s	0.5982	0.582	0.625	10
2020s	0.5662	0.533	0.599	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mexico?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Mexico was 0.536 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 Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.625 in 2018.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.182 in 1913.
How does Mexico rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Mexico ranks 119th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.