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

Peru ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Peru 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 Peru

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

Peru: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.759 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.759

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

84th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.831

in 2019

All-time low

0.222

in 1821

Years of data

205

1821–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Peru, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.759 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Peru peaked at 0.831 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.222, in 1821.

Peru ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 205 years of available data.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Peru, 1821 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1821	0.222	—
1822	0.254	+14.4%
1823	0.254	+0.0%
1824	0.254	+0.0%
1825	0.254	+0.0%
1826	0.254	+0.0%
1827	0.254	+0.0%
1828	0.254	+0.0%
1829	0.254	+0.0%
1830	0.254	+0.0%
1831	0.254	+0.0%
1832	0.254	+0.0%
1833	0.254	+0.0%
1834	0.254	+0.0%
1835	0.254	+0.0%
1836	0.254	+0.0%
1837	0.254	+0.0%
1838	0.254	+0.0%
1839	0.254	+0.0%
1840	0.254	+0.0%
1841	0.254	+0.0%
1842	0.254	+0.0%
1843	0.254	+0.0%
1844	0.254	+0.0%
1845	0.311	+22.4%
1846	0.311	+0.0%
1847	0.311	+0.0%
1848	0.311	+0.0%
1849	0.311	+0.0%
1850	0.311	+0.0%
1851	0.311	+0.0%
1852	0.311	+0.0%
1853	0.311	+0.0%
1854	0.311	+0.0%
1855	0.405	+30.2%
1856	0.405	+0.0%
1857	0.405	+0.0%
1858	0.405	+0.0%
1859	0.405	+0.0%
1860	0.405	+0.0%
1861	0.405	+0.0%
1862	0.405	+0.0%
1863	0.405	+0.0%
1864	0.405	+0.0%
1865	0.405	+0.0%
1866	0.405	+0.0%
1867	0.405	+0.0%
1868	0.362	-10.6%
1869	0.41	+13.3%
1870	0.41	+0.0%
1871	0.41	+0.0%
1872	0.41	+0.0%
1873	0.41	+0.0%
1874	0.41	+0.0%
1875	0.41	+0.0%
1876	0.41	+0.0%
1877	0.41	+0.0%
1878	0.41	+0.0%
1879	0.321	-21.7%
1880	0.29	-9.7%
1881	0.29	+0.0%
1882	0.29	+0.0%
1883	0.29	+0.0%
1884	0.342	+17.9%
1885	0.342	+0.0%
1886	0.382	+11.7%
1887	0.382	+0.0%
1888	0.382	+0.0%
1889	0.382	+0.0%
1890	0.362	-5.2%
1891	0.362	+0.0%
1892	0.362	+0.0%
1893	0.362	+0.0%
1894	0.362	+0.0%
1895	0.448	+23.8%
1896	0.441	-1.6%
1897	0.441	+0.0%
1898	0.441	+0.0%
1899	0.441	+0.0%
1900	0.494	+12.0%
1901	0.494	+0.0%
1902	0.494	+0.0%
1903	0.494	+0.0%
1904	0.494	+0.0%
1905	0.494	+0.0%
1906	0.494	+0.0%
1907	0.494	+0.0%
1908	0.494	+0.0%
1909	0.494	+0.0%
1910	0.512	+3.6%
1911	0.509	-0.6%
1912	0.509	+0.0%
1913	0.509	+0.0%
1914	0.509	+0.0%
1915	0.403	-20.8%
1916	0.406	+0.7%
1917	0.406	+0.0%
1918	0.406	+0.0%
1919	0.343	-15.5%
1920	0.224	-34.7%
1921	0.224	+0.0%
1922	0.224	+0.0%
1923	0.224	+0.0%
1924	0.224	+0.0%
1925	0.224	+0.0%
1926	0.224	+0.0%
1927	0.224	+0.0%
1928	0.224	+0.0%
1929	0.224	+0.0%
1930	0.238	+6.2%
1931	0.243	+2.1%
1932	0.243	+0.0%
1933	0.258	+6.2%
1934	0.281	+8.9%
1935	0.281	+0.0%
1936	0.281	+0.0%
1937	0.281	+0.0%
1938	0.281	+0.0%
1939	0.346	+23.1%
1940	0.626	+80.9%
1941	0.626	+0.0%
1942	0.626	+0.0%
1943	0.626	+0.0%
1944	0.626	+0.0%
1945	0.633	+1.1%
1946	0.669	+5.7%
1947	0.669	+0.0%
1948	0.614	-8.2%
1949	0.25	-59.3%
1950	0.263	+5.2%
1951	0.263	+0.0%
1952	0.263	+0.0%
1953	0.248	-5.7%
1954	0.248	+0.0%
1955	0.248	+0.0%
1956	0.316	+27.4%
1957	0.6	+89.9%
1958	0.648	+8.0%
1959	0.648	+0.0%
1960	0.648	+0.0%
1961	0.648	+0.0%
1962	0.645	-0.5%
1963	0.634	-1.7%
1964	0.68	+7.3%
1965	0.68	+0.0%
1966	0.68	+0.0%
1967	0.68	+0.0%
1968	0.437	-35.7%
1969	0.311	-28.8%
1970	0.299	-3.9%
1971	0.299	+0.0%
1972	0.299	+0.0%
1973	0.299	+0.0%
1974	0.287	-4.0%
1975	0.301	+4.9%
1976	0.308	+2.3%
1977	0.308	+0.0%
1978	0.33	+7.1%
1979	0.33	+0.0%
1980	0.414	+25.5%
1981	0.64	+54.6%
1982	0.597	-6.7%
1983	0.597	+0.0%
1984	0.597	+0.0%
1985	0.578	-3.2%
1986	0.529	-8.5%
1987	0.546	+3.2%
1988	0.546	+0.0%
1989	0.546	+0.0%
1990	0.535	-2.0%
1991	0.535	+0.0%
1992	0.527	-1.5%
1993	0.348	-34.0%
1994	0.348	+0.0%
1995	0.356	+2.3%
1996	0.356	+0.0%
1997	0.322	-9.6%
1998	0.322	+0.0%
1999	0.322	+0.0%
2000	0.374	+16.1%
2001	0.799	+113.6%
2002	0.799	+0.0%
2003	0.799	+0.0%
2004	0.799	+0.0%
2005	0.799	+0.0%
2006	0.799	+0.0%
2007	0.799	+0.0%
2008	0.799	+0.0%
2009	0.802	+0.4%
2010	0.806	+0.5%
2011	0.807	+0.1%
2012	0.812	+0.6%
2013	0.809	-0.4%
2014	0.813	+0.5%
2015	0.828	+1.8%
2016	0.828	+0.0%
2017	0.829	+0.1%
2018	0.829	+0.0%
2019	0.831	+0.2%
2020	0.799	-3.9%
2021	0.797	-0.3%
2022	0.785	-1.5%
2023	0.784	-0.1%
2024	0.757	-3.4%
2025	0.759	+0.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

Peru's 0.759 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Peru's 0.759 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.763, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.2504	0.222	0.254	9
1830s	0.254	0.254	0.254	10
1840s	0.2825	0.254	0.311	10
1850s	0.358	0.311	0.405	10
1860s	0.4012	0.362	0.41	10
1870s	0.4011	0.321	0.41	10
1880s	0.3372	0.29	0.382	10
1890s	0.4022	0.362	0.448	10
1900s	0.494	0.494	0.494	10
1910s	0.4512	0.343	0.512	10
1920s	0.224	0.224	0.224	10
1930s	0.2733	0.238	0.346	10
1940s	0.5965	0.25	0.669	10
1950s	0.3745	0.248	0.648	10
1960s	0.6043	0.311	0.68	10
1970s	0.306	0.287	0.33	10
1980s	0.559	0.414	0.64	10
1990s	0.3971	0.322	0.535	10
2000s	0.7568	0.374	0.802	10
2010s	0.8192	0.806	0.831	10
2020s	0.7802	0.757	0.799	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Peru?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Peru was 0.759 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 Peru?: The highest recorded value was 0.831 in 2019.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Peru?: The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 1821.
How does Peru rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Peru ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Peru?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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.