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

United Kingdom ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.848 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.848

Change on year

down 2.6%

World rank

58th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.979

in 2000

All-time low

0.388

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 0.848, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in United Kingdom peaked at 0.979 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.388, in 1789.

United Kingdom ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in United Kingdom, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.388	—
1790	0.388	+0.0%
1791	0.388	+0.0%
1792	0.388	+0.0%
1793	0.388	+0.0%
1794	0.388	+0.0%
1795	0.388	+0.0%
1796	0.433	+11.6%
1797	0.433	+0.0%
1798	0.433	+0.0%
1799	0.433	+0.0%
1800	0.433	+0.0%
1801	0.437	+0.9%
1802	0.437	+0.0%
1803	0.437	+0.0%
1804	0.437	+0.0%
1805	0.437	+0.0%
1806	0.437	+0.0%
1807	0.437	+0.0%
1808	0.437	+0.0%
1809	0.437	+0.0%
1810	0.437	+0.0%
1811	0.437	+0.0%
1812	0.437	+0.0%
1813	0.437	+0.0%
1814	0.437	+0.0%
1815	0.437	+0.0%
1816	0.437	+0.0%
1817	0.437	+0.0%
1818	0.437	+0.0%
1819	0.437	+0.0%
1820	0.437	+0.0%
1821	0.437	+0.0%
1822	0.437	+0.0%
1823	0.437	+0.0%
1824	0.437	+0.0%
1825	0.437	+0.0%
1826	0.437	+0.0%
1827	0.437	+0.0%
1828	0.437	+0.0%
1829	0.437	+0.0%
1830	0.506	+15.8%
1831	0.506	+0.0%
1832	0.506	+0.0%
1833	0.518	+2.4%
1834	0.548	+5.8%
1835	0.617	+12.6%
1836	0.617	+0.0%
1837	0.617	+0.0%
1838	0.625	+1.3%
1839	0.625	+0.0%
1840	0.625	+0.0%
1841	0.625	+0.0%
1842	0.625	+0.0%
1843	0.625	+0.0%
1844	0.649	+3.8%
1845	0.649	+0.0%
1846	0.649	+0.0%
1847	0.649	+0.0%
1848	0.649	+0.0%
1849	0.649	+0.0%
1850	0.649	+0.0%
1851	0.649	+0.0%
1852	0.649	+0.0%
1853	0.649	+0.0%
1854	0.649	+0.0%
1855	0.649	+0.0%
1856	0.649	+0.0%
1857	0.649	+0.0%
1858	0.649	+0.0%
1859	0.649	+0.0%
1860	0.649	+0.0%
1861	0.699	+7.7%
1862	0.699	+0.0%
1863	0.699	+0.0%
1864	0.699	+0.0%
1865	0.699	+0.0%
1866	0.699	+0.0%
1867	0.699	+0.0%
1868	0.717	+2.6%
1869	0.702	-2.1%
1870	0.735	+4.7%
1871	0.75	+2.0%
1872	0.75	+0.0%
1873	0.75	+0.0%
1874	0.75	+0.0%
1875	0.75	+0.0%
1876	0.75	+0.0%
1877	0.75	+0.0%
1878	0.75	+0.0%
1879	0.75	+0.0%
1880	0.78	+4.0%
1881	0.78	+0.0%
1882	0.78	+0.0%
1883	0.843	+8.1%
1884	0.843	+0.0%
1885	0.843	+0.0%
1886	0.843	+0.0%
1887	0.843	+0.0%
1888	0.843	+0.0%
1889	0.843	+0.0%
1890	0.843	+0.0%
1891	0.843	+0.0%
1892	0.843	+0.0%
1893	0.843	+0.0%
1894	0.843	+0.0%
1895	0.843	+0.0%
1896	0.843	+0.0%
1897	0.843	+0.0%
1898	0.843	+0.0%
1899	0.843	+0.0%
1900	0.872	+3.4%
1901	0.872	+0.0%
1902	0.872	+0.0%
1903	0.872	+0.0%
1904	0.872	+0.0%
1905	0.872	+0.0%
1906	0.872	+0.0%
1907	0.872	+0.0%
1908	0.872	+0.0%
1909	0.872	+0.0%
1910	0.876	+0.5%
1911	0.883	+0.8%
1912	0.876	-0.8%
1913	0.876	+0.0%
1914	0.857	-2.2%
1915	0.857	+0.0%
1916	0.852	-0.6%
1917	0.852	+0.0%
1918	0.852	+0.0%
1919	0.881	+3.4%
1920	0.884	+0.3%
1921	0.884	+0.0%
1922	0.884	+0.0%
1923	0.884	+0.0%
1924	0.895	+1.2%
1925	0.895	+0.0%
1926	0.902	+0.8%
1927	0.902	+0.0%
1928	0.906	+0.4%
1929	0.906	+0.0%
1930	0.906	+0.0%
1931	0.906	+0.0%
1932	0.906	+0.0%
1933	0.906	+0.0%
1934	0.906	+0.0%
1935	0.906	+0.0%
1936	0.906	+0.0%
1937	0.906	+0.0%
1938	0.906	+0.0%
1939	0.888	-2.0%
1940	0.888	+0.0%
1941	0.888	+0.0%
1942	0.888	+0.0%
1943	0.888	+0.0%
1944	0.888	+0.0%
1945	0.904	+1.8%
1946	0.924	+2.2%
1947	0.924	+0.0%
1948	0.924	+0.0%
1949	0.924	+0.0%
1950	0.924	+0.0%
1951	0.924	+0.0%
1952	0.92	-0.4%
1953	0.92	+0.0%
1954	0.92	+0.0%
1955	0.92	+0.0%
1956	0.92	+0.0%
1957	0.92	+0.0%
1958	0.92	+0.0%
1959	0.92	+0.0%
1960	0.92	+0.0%
1961	0.921	+0.1%
1962	0.921	+0.0%
1963	0.921	+0.0%
1964	0.921	+0.0%
1965	0.924	+0.3%
1966	0.924	+0.0%
1967	0.924	+0.0%
1968	0.919	-0.5%
1969	0.923	+0.4%
1970	0.932	+1.0%
1971	0.932	+0.0%
1972	0.932	+0.0%
1973	0.932	+0.0%
1974	0.932	+0.0%
1975	0.932	+0.0%
1976	0.932	+0.0%
1977	0.932	+0.0%
1978	0.932	+0.0%
1979	0.932	+0.0%
1980	0.948	+1.7%
1981	0.948	+0.0%
1982	0.948	+0.0%
1983	0.948	+0.0%
1984	0.948	+0.0%
1985	0.948	+0.0%
1986	0.948	+0.0%
1987	0.948	+0.0%
1988	0.948	+0.0%
1989	0.948	+0.0%
1990	0.955	+0.7%
1991	0.955	+0.0%
1992	0.955	+0.0%
1993	0.955	+0.0%
1994	0.966	+1.2%
1995	0.966	+0.0%
1996	0.966	+0.0%
1997	0.966	+0.0%
1998	0.973	+0.7%
1999	0.978	+0.5%
2000	0.979	+0.1%
2001	0.969	-1.0%
2002	0.969	+0.0%
2003	0.969	+0.0%
2004	0.969	+0.0%
2005	0.969	+0.0%
2006	0.969	+0.0%
2007	0.969	+0.0%
2008	0.969	+0.0%
2009	0.969	+0.0%
2010	0.964	-0.5%
2011	0.964	+0.0%
2012	0.956	-0.8%
2013	0.936	-2.1%
2014	0.936	+0.0%
2015	0.936	+0.0%
2016	0.936	+0.0%
2017	0.948	+1.3%
2018	0.949	+0.1%
2019	0.93	-2.0%
2020	0.918	-1.3%
2021	0.901	-1.9%
2022	0.906	+0.6%
2023	0.898	-0.9%
2024	0.871	-3.0%
2025	0.848	-2.6%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

United Kingdom's 0.848 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
United Kingdom's 0.848 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	0.388	0.388	0.388	1
1790s	0.406	0.388	0.433	10
1800s	0.4366	0.433	0.437	10
1810s	0.437	0.437	0.437	10
1820s	0.437	0.437	0.437	10
1830s	0.5685	0.506	0.625	10
1840s	0.6394	0.625	0.649	10
1850s	0.649	0.649	0.649	10
1860s	0.6961	0.649	0.717	10
1870s	0.7485	0.735	0.75	10
1880s	0.8241	0.78	0.843	10
1890s	0.843	0.843	0.843	10
1900s	0.872	0.872	0.872	10
1910s	0.8662	0.852	0.883	10
1920s	0.8942	0.884	0.906	10
1930s	0.9042	0.888	0.906	10
1940s	0.904	0.888	0.924	10
1950s	0.9208	0.92	0.924	10
1960s	0.9218	0.919	0.924	10
1970s	0.932	0.932	0.932	10
1980s	0.948	0.948	0.948	10
1990s	0.9635	0.955	0.978	10
2000s	0.97	0.969	0.979	10
2010s	0.9455	0.93	0.964	10
2020s	0.8903	0.848	0.918	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in United Kingdom?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in United Kingdom was 0.848 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 United Kingdom?: The highest recorded value was 0.979 in 2000.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in United Kingdom?: The lowest recorded value was 0.388 in 1789.
How does United Kingdom rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: United Kingdom ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in United Kingdom?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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: 30 October 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.