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Equal rights protection index

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Luxembourg0.99
  2. 2Denmark0.98
  3. 3Japan0.98
  4. 4Germany0.97
  5. 5Belgium0.96
  6. 6Latvia0.96
  7. 6Ireland0.96
  8. 7Norway0.96
  9. 8Switzerland0.96
  10. 8Czechia0.96
  11. 9Italy0.93
  12. 10Sweden0.92
  13. 11Austria0.92
  14. 12Taiwan0.92
  15. 13Netherlands0.92
  16. 14Costa Rica0.92
  17. 15Seychelles0.91
  18. 16Poland0.91
  19. 17Estonia0.91
  20. 18Cyprus0.91
  21. 19Iceland0.91
  22. 20Malta0.89
  23. 21Slovenia0.89
  24. 22New Zealand0.88
  25. 23Niger0.88
  26. 24Australia0.86
  27. 25Singapore0.86
  28. 26Armenia0.86
  29. 27Israel0.84
  30. 28Jamaica0.84
  31. 29Mauritius0.83
  32. 30Finland0.83
  33. 31Vanuatu0.83
  34. 32Mongolia0.83
  35. 33Mali0.82
  36. 34Lithuania0.82
  37. 34Cabo Verde0.82
  38. 35Korea, Rep.0.82
  39. 36Greece0.82
  40. 37Spain0.81
  41. 38Chile0.79
  42. 39Ghana0.79
  43. 40Trinidad and Tobago0.79
  44. 41Tunisia0.78
  45. 42Gambia, The0.77
  46. 43Bhutan0.77
  47. 43France0.77
  48. 44Benin0.76
  49. 45Fiji0.76
  50. 46Barbados0.76
  51. 47Hong Kong SAR, China0.75
  52. 48Solomon Islands0.75
  53. 49Maldives0.75
  54. 50Slovak Republic0.75
  55. 51Sao Tome and Principe0.75
  56. 52Suriname0.74
  57. 53Croatia0.74
  58. 54Montenegro0.74
  59. 54Nigeria0.74
  60. 55South Africa0.74
  61. 56Belarus0.74
  62. 57Gabon0.73
  63. 58Malawi0.73
  64. 59Serbia0.72
  65. 60Tanzania0.72
  66. 61Lebanon0.72
  67. 62Bulgaria0.71
  68. 63Sierra Leone0.71
  69. 64Guinea-Bissau0.71
  70. 64Bolivia0.71
  71. 64United Kingdom0.71
  72. 65Senegal0.71
  73. 65Ukraine0.71
  74. 66Cameroon0.7
  75. 67Romania0.7
  76. 68Algeria0.7
  77. 69Burkina Faso0.69
  78. 69Liberia0.69
  79. 70Cuba0.68
  80. 71Morocco0.67
  81. 72Georgia0.67
  82. 72Cote d'Ivoire0.67
  83. 73Nepal0.67
  84. 74Guyana0.66
  85. 75Botswana0.66
  86. 76Moldova0.66
  87. 77Hungary0.65
  88. 77Lesotho0.65
  89. 78Jordan0.65
  90. 79Timor-Leste0.65
  91. 80Colombia0.64
  92. 81Togo0.64
  93. 82Kyrgyz Republic0.64
  94. 83Malaysia0.64
  95. 84Syrian Arab Republic0.63
  96. 84North Macedonia0.63
  97. 85Guinea0.63
  98. 86Brazil0.62
  99. 87Argentina0.62
  100. 88Portugal0.61
  101. 89United States0.61
  102. 90Uruguay0.6
  103. 90Azerbaijan0.6
  104. 91Sri Lanka0.6
  105. 92Kuwait0.6
  106. 93Albania0.59
  107. 94Bosnia and Herzegovina0.57
  108. 95Turkiye0.57
  109. 96Iran, Islamic Rep.0.56
  110. 97Panama0.55
  111. 98Djibouti0.54
  112. 99Comoros0.53
  113. 100Kazakhstan0.52
  114. 101Oman0.52
  115. 102Iraq0.52
  116. 103Kenya0.51
  117. 103Mozambique0.51
  118. 104Rwanda0.51
  119. 105Zimbabwe0.51
  120. 106Papua New Guinea0.5
  121. 107Ethiopia0.5
  122. 108Honduras0.49
  123. 109Peru0.48
  124. 110Equatorial Guinea0.47
  125. 111Dominican Republic0.46
  126. 112Canada0.46
  127. 113Mauritania0.45
  128. 114Eritrea0.45
  129. 115Libya0.43
  130. 116Viet Nam0.42
  131. 117Lao PDR0.42
  132. 118India0.41
  133. 119Uzbekistan0.4
  134. 119Congo, Dem. Rep.0.4
  135. 120Namibia0.4
  136. 121Bangladesh0.37
  137. 122Guatemala0.37
  138. 123China0.37
  139. 124Mexico0.36
  140. 125Madagascar0.34
  141. 126Bahrain0.32
  142. 127Saudi Arabia0.32
  143. 128Russian Federation0.31
  144. 129Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.31
  145. 130Indonesia0.3
  146. 131Philippines0.28
  147. 132Uganda0.27
  148. 133Paraguay0.27
  149. 134Myanmar0.26
  150. 135Sudan0.24
  151. 136Nicaragua0.23
  152. 137Egypt, Arab Rep.0.23
  153. 138Thailand0.23
  154. 139Ecuador0.22
  155. 140Chad0.21
  156. 141Zambia0.21
  157. 142Burundi0.2
  158. 143United Arab Emirates0.2
  159. 144El Salvador0.2
  160. 145Eswatini0.18
  161. 146Venezuela, RB0.18
  162. 147Qatar0.17
  163. 148Turkmenistan0.17
  164. 149Pakistan0.11
  165. 150Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.1
  166. 151Tajikistan0.1
  167. 152Yemen, Rep.0.09
  168. 153Congo, Rep.0.08
  169. 154Central African Republic0.08
  170. 155Angola0.08
  171. 156Haiti0.07
  172. 157Cambodia0.07
  173. 158South Sudan0.06
  174. 159Afghanistan0.03

Equal rights protection index