Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Palestine

Palestine: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.469 in 1948. ▬ Flat

Latest (1948)
0.469
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.481
in 1918
All-time low
0.457
in 1936
Years of data
31
1918–1948

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Palestine, 1918–1948

00.10.20.30.40.51918193319481918: 0.4811919: 0.4811920: 0.4811921: 0.4811922: 0.4811923: 0.4811924: 0.4811925: 0.4811926: 0.4811927: 0.4811928: 0.4811929: 0.4811930: 0.4811931: 0.4811932: 0.4811933: 0.4811934: 0.4811935: 0.4811936: 0.4571937: 0.4571938: 0.4571939: 0.4571940: 0.4731941: 0.4731942: 0.4731943: 0.4731944: 0.4731945: 0.4691946: 0.4691947: 0.4691948: 0.469

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

Analysis

Palestine recorded 0.469 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 1948.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Palestine peaked at 0.481 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.457, in 1936.

That places Palestine 125th out of 176 countries with data for 1948, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Palestine, 1918 to 1948.
Year Value Change
1918 0.481 —
1919 0.481 +0.0%
1920 0.481 +0.0%
1921 0.481 +0.0%
1922 0.481 +0.0%
1923 0.481 +0.0%
1924 0.481 +0.0%
1925 0.481 +0.0%
1926 0.481 +0.0%
1927 0.481 +0.0%
1928 0.481 +0.0%
1929 0.481 +0.0%
1930 0.481 +0.0%
1931 0.481 +0.0%
1932 0.481 +0.0%
1933 0.481 +0.0%
1934 0.481 +0.0%
1935 0.481 +0.0%
1936 0.457 -5.0%
1937 0.457 +0.0%
1938 0.457 +0.0%
1939 0.457 +0.0%
1940 0.473 +3.5%
1941 0.473 +0.0%
1942 0.473 +0.0%
1943 0.473 +0.0%
1944 0.473 +0.0%
1945 0.469 -0.8%
1946 0.469 +0.0%
1947 0.469 +0.0%
1948 0.469 +0.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 0.469 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.588, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 0.469 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.481 0.481 0.481 2
1920s 0.481 0.481 0.481 10
1930s 0.4714 0.457 0.481 10
1940s 0.4712 0.469 0.473 9

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 122 Madagascar 0.482 compare
  2. 123 United Arab Emirates 0.481
  3. 124 Algeria 0.48 compare
  4. 126 Guinea-Bissau 0.46 compare
  5. 127 Qatar 0.452 compare
  6. 128 Iraq 0.451 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Palestine?
Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Palestine was 0.469 in 1948, 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 Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 0.481 in 1918.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 0.457 in 1936.
How does Palestine rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
Palestine ranks 125th out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine 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
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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.