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

Myanmar ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Myanmar 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 Myanmar

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

Myanmar: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.09 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.09

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

171st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.57

in 1946

All-time low

0.069

in 1988

Years of data

237

1789–2025

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

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.09 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Myanmar peaked at 0.57 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.069, in 1988.

Myanmar ranks 171st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Myanmar, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.22	—
1790	0.163	-25.9%
1791	0.163	+0.0%
1792	0.195	+19.6%
1793	0.195	+0.0%
1794	0.195	+0.0%
1795	0.195	+0.0%
1796	0.195	+0.0%
1797	0.195	+0.0%
1798	0.195	+0.0%
1799	0.195	+0.0%
1800	0.195	+0.0%
1801	0.195	+0.0%
1802	0.195	+0.0%
1803	0.195	+0.0%
1804	0.195	+0.0%
1805	0.195	+0.0%
1806	0.195	+0.0%
1807	0.195	+0.0%
1808	0.195	+0.0%
1809	0.195	+0.0%
1810	0.195	+0.0%
1811	0.195	+0.0%
1812	0.195	+0.0%
1813	0.195	+0.0%
1814	0.195	+0.0%
1815	0.195	+0.0%
1816	0.195	+0.0%
1817	0.195	+0.0%
1818	0.195	+0.0%
1819	0.195	+0.0%
1820	0.195	+0.0%
1821	0.195	+0.0%
1822	0.195	+0.0%
1823	0.195	+0.0%
1824	0.195	+0.0%
1825	0.195	+0.0%
1826	0.195	+0.0%
1827	0.195	+0.0%
1828	0.195	+0.0%
1829	0.195	+0.0%
1830	0.195	+0.0%
1831	0.195	+0.0%
1832	0.195	+0.0%
1833	0.195	+0.0%
1834	0.195	+0.0%
1835	0.195	+0.0%
1836	0.195	+0.0%
1837	0.195	+0.0%
1838	0.195	+0.0%
1839	0.195	+0.0%
1840	0.195	+0.0%
1841	0.195	+0.0%
1842	0.195	+0.0%
1843	0.195	+0.0%
1844	0.195	+0.0%
1845	0.195	+0.0%
1846	0.195	+0.0%
1847	0.195	+0.0%
1848	0.195	+0.0%
1849	0.195	+0.0%
1850	0.195	+0.0%
1851	0.195	+0.0%
1852	0.195	+0.0%
1853	0.195	+0.0%
1854	0.195	+0.0%
1855	0.195	+0.0%
1856	0.195	+0.0%
1857	0.195	+0.0%
1858	0.195	+0.0%
1859	0.195	+0.0%
1860	0.195	+0.0%
1861	0.195	+0.0%
1862	0.195	+0.0%
1863	0.195	+0.0%
1864	0.195	+0.0%
1865	0.195	+0.0%
1866	0.217	+11.3%
1867	0.217	+0.0%
1868	0.217	+0.0%
1869	0.217	+0.0%
1870	0.217	+0.0%
1871	0.217	+0.0%
1872	0.217	+0.0%
1873	0.217	+0.0%
1874	0.217	+0.0%
1875	0.217	+0.0%
1876	0.217	+0.0%
1877	0.217	+0.0%
1878	0.217	+0.0%
1879	0.217	+0.0%
1880	0.217	+0.0%
1881	0.217	+0.0%
1882	0.217	+0.0%
1883	0.217	+0.0%
1884	0.217	+0.0%
1885	0.217	+0.0%
1886	0.428	+97.2%
1887	0.428	+0.0%
1888	0.428	+0.0%
1889	0.428	+0.0%
1890	0.428	+0.0%
1891	0.532	+24.3%
1892	0.532	+0.0%
1893	0.532	+0.0%
1894	0.532	+0.0%
1895	0.532	+0.0%
1896	0.532	+0.0%
1897	0.532	+0.0%
1898	0.532	+0.0%
1899	0.532	+0.0%
1900	0.532	+0.0%
1901	0.532	+0.0%
1902	0.532	+0.0%
1903	0.532	+0.0%
1904	0.532	+0.0%
1905	0.532	+0.0%
1906	0.532	+0.0%
1907	0.532	+0.0%
1908	0.532	+0.0%
1909	0.532	+0.0%
1910	0.532	+0.0%
1911	0.532	+0.0%
1912	0.532	+0.0%
1913	0.532	+0.0%
1914	0.532	+0.0%
1915	0.532	+0.0%
1916	0.532	+0.0%
1917	0.532	+0.0%
1918	0.532	+0.0%
1919	0.532	+0.0%
1920	0.532	+0.0%
1921	0.532	+0.0%
1922	0.532	+0.0%
1923	0.532	+0.0%
1924	0.532	+0.0%
1925	0.532	+0.0%
1926	0.532	+0.0%
1927	0.532	+0.0%
1928	0.532	+0.0%
1929	0.532	+0.0%
1930	0.532	+0.0%
1931	0.532	+0.0%
1932	0.532	+0.0%
1933	0.532	+0.0%
1934	0.532	+0.0%
1935	0.532	+0.0%
1936	0.532	+0.0%
1937	0.532	+0.0%
1938	0.532	+0.0%
1939	0.532	+0.0%
1940	0.532	+0.0%
1941	0.532	+0.0%
1942	0.272	-48.9%
1943	0.272	+0.0%
1944	0.272	+0.0%
1945	0.272	+0.0%
1946	0.57	+109.6%
1947	0.546	-4.2%
1948	0.56	+2.6%
1949	0.56	+0.0%
1950	0.56	+0.0%
1951	0.56	+0.0%
1952	0.56	+0.0%
1953	0.56	+0.0%
1954	0.56	+0.0%
1955	0.56	+0.0%
1956	0.56	+0.0%
1957	0.56	+0.0%
1958	0.56	+0.0%
1959	0.564	+0.7%
1960	0.564	+0.0%
1961	0.527	-6.6%
1962	0.195	-63.0%
1963	0.092	-52.8%
1964	0.076	-17.4%
1965	0.073	-3.9%
1966	0.073	+0.0%
1967	0.073	+0.0%
1968	0.073	+0.0%
1969	0.073	+0.0%
1970	0.073	+0.0%
1971	0.073	+0.0%
1972	0.073	+0.0%
1973	0.073	+0.0%
1974	0.073	+0.0%
1975	0.073	+0.0%
1976	0.073	+0.0%
1977	0.073	+0.0%
1978	0.073	+0.0%
1979	0.073	+0.0%
1980	0.073	+0.0%
1981	0.073	+0.0%
1982	0.073	+0.0%
1983	0.073	+0.0%
1984	0.073	+0.0%
1985	0.073	+0.0%
1986	0.073	+0.0%
1987	0.074	+1.4%
1988	0.069	-6.8%
1989	0.083	+20.3%
1990	0.081	-2.4%
1991	0.081	+0.0%
1992	0.081	+0.0%
1993	0.081	+0.0%
1994	0.081	+0.0%
1995	0.081	+0.0%
1996	0.081	+0.0%
1997	0.081	+0.0%
1998	0.081	+0.0%
1999	0.081	+0.0%
2000	0.087	+7.4%
2001	0.087	+0.0%
2002	0.087	+0.0%
2003	0.087	+0.0%
2004	0.087	+0.0%
2005	0.087	+0.0%
2006	0.087	+0.0%
2007	0.079	-9.2%
2008	0.085	+7.6%
2009	0.088	+3.5%
2010	0.181	+105.7%
2011	0.277	+53.0%
2012	0.302	+9.0%
2013	0.319	+5.6%
2014	0.341	+6.9%
2015	0.4	+17.3%
2016	0.412	+3.0%
2017	0.421	+2.2%
2018	0.417	-1.0%
2019	0.441	+5.8%
2020	0.442	+0.2%
2021	0.088	-80.1%
2022	0.092	+4.5%
2023	0.092	+0.0%
2024	0.09	-2.2%
2025	0.09	+0.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 0.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 0.09 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7075, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.22	0.22	0.22	1
1790s	0.1886	0.163	0.195	10
1800s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1810s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1820s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1830s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1840s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1850s	0.195	0.195	0.195	10
1860s	0.2038	0.195	0.217	10
1870s	0.217	0.217	0.217	10
1880s	0.3014	0.217	0.428	10
1890s	0.5216	0.428	0.532	10
1900s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1910s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1920s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1930s	0.532	0.532	0.532	10
1940s	0.4388	0.272	0.57	10
1950s	0.5604	0.56	0.564	10
1960s	0.1819	0.073	0.564	10
1970s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1980s	0.0737	0.069	0.083	10
1990s	0.081	0.081	0.081	10
2000s	0.0861	0.079	0.088	10
2010s	0.3511	0.181	0.441	10
2020s	0.149	0.088	0.442	6

Countries ranked near Myanmar

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Myanmar?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Myanmar was 0.09 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 Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 0.57 in 1946.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.069 in 1988.
How does Myanmar rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Myanmar ranks 171st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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.