Seeds of Freedom — Katia Blagireva

Seeds of Freedom: 30 flowers placed by GDP per capita and population, petals showing the civil liberties index from 1900 to 2024

Introduction

Do prosperity and personal freedom bloom together?

Private Civil Liberties Index measures how freely individuals can live their personal lives without government interference — like seeds carried by the wind, these freedoms determine how far personal choices can travel and take root.

Among the world’s 30 wealthiest nations by GDP per capita PPP (2024), we explore whether prosperity and personal freedom bloom together.

Thirty flowers

How to read

Each flower is one country, placed by GDP per capita (PPP, est. 2024) and population (2024).

Flower’s petals show PCLI in date range between 1900 to 2024.

Legend: position by GDP per capita and population; petals show the index from 1900 to 2024 — Legend

Filter by region

How to read

All · Oceania · Europe · Asia · North America — the field keeps its axes, so regions can be compared in place.

The chart filtered to European countries — Europe

One country, one story

How to read

Hover a flower to name it; open it to see the country’s current state and its historical PCL data.

Iceland and Luxembourg highlighted on hover while the rest of the field fades

Detail panel for Israel with population, GDP per capita, PCL index and its history — IsraelAsia · PCL Index 81%

Detail panel for Switzerland with population, GDP per capita, PCL index and its history — SwitzerlandEurope · PCL Index 92%

Recognition

Indigo Award 2026 · Interactive Design for Digital Design: Silver
Indigo Award 2026 · Interaction Design for Social Change: Bronze

Sources and licences

Private Civil Liberties Index: V-Dem (2024) — processed by Our World in DataBest estimate, aggregate: average
GDP per capita: GDP per capita, PPP, est. 202430 wealthiest nations