Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Serbia
Serbia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.807 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.807
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
70th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2007
All-time low
0.04
in 1942
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 0.807, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Serbia peaked at 0.937 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1942.
That places Serbia 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.145 | — |
| 1790 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.128 | -11.7% |
| 1805 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.128 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.129 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 0.184 | +42.6% |
| 1816 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.213 | +15.8% |
| 1828 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.219 | +2.8% |
| 1832 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.462 | +111.0% |
| 1836 | 0.463 | +0.2% |
| 1837 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.482 | +4.1% |
| 1839 | 0.482 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.503 | +4.4% |
| 1841 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.503 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.525 | +4.4% |
| 1861 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.525 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.521 | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.543 | +4.2% |
| 1885 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.557 | +2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.552 | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.549 | -0.5% |
| 1903 | 0.549 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.565 | +2.9% |
| 1905 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.554 | -1.9% |
| 1913 | 0.523 | -5.6% |
| 1914 | 0.491 | -6.1% |
| 1915 | 0.315 | -35.8% |
| 1916 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.319 | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.486 | +52.4% |
| 1920 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.486 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.495 | +1.9% |
| 1923 | 0.522 | +5.5% |
| 1924 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.51 | -2.3% |
| 1928 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
| 1929 | 0.467 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.47 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.401 | -14.7% |
| 1941 | 0.048 | -88.0% |
| 1942 | 0.04 | -16.7% |
| 1943 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.042 | +5.0% |
| 1945 | 0.169 | +302.4% |
| 1946 | 0.227 | +34.3% |
| 1947 | 0.237 | +4.4% |
| 1948 | 0.244 | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 0.349 | +43.0% |
| 1950 | 0.422 | +20.9% |
| 1951 | 0.466 | +10.4% |
| 1952 | 0.484 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.51 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 0.536 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.546 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.546 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.586 | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.609 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.609 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.614 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.617 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.624 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.67 | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.692 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.692 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.709 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.709 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.646 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.622 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.642 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.65 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.675 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.656 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.649 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.796 | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.91 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.902 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.897 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.911 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.92 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.926 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.937 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.934 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.904 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.904 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.871 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.848 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.875 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.855 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.866 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.863 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.807 | -6.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.807 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.713, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.807 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.899, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.1348 | 0.128 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1561 | 0.128 | 0.184 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1927 | 0.184 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3441 | 0.213 | 0.482 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.503 | 0.503 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.503 | 0.503 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.525 | 0.525 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5242 | 0.521 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5365 | 0.521 | 0.557 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.552 | 0.552 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5592 | 0.549 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4448 | 0.315 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5002 | 0.467 | 0.522 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4694 | 0.467 | 0.47 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1797 | 0.04 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5092 | 0.422 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5699 | 0.536 | 0.609 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6135 | 0.609 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6864 | 0.624 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6507 | 0.622 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9073 | 0.796 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9002 | 0.848 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.852 | 0.807 | 0.866 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 67 United States 0.822 compare
- 68 Bulgaria 0.821 compare
- 69 East Timor 0.82 compare
- 70 Portugal 0.807 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.801 compare
- 73 Argentina 0.795 compare
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Serbia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Serbia was 0.807 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2007.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1942.
- How does Serbia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Serbia ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.