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Legal equality index

· higher is better · 195 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2026
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League table

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  1. 1Malta100
  2. 1Uruguay100
  3. 1Chile100
  4. 1Germany100
  5. 2Spain99.9
  6. 3New Zealand95.8
  7. 4Canada95.7
  8. 5Iceland95.7
  9. 6Australia94.5
  10. 7Belgium94.4
  11. 8Denmark93.8
  12. 8Portugal93.8
  13. 9Brazil93.2
  14. 10Greenland93.2
  15. 11Colombia91.7
  16. 11Greece91.7
  17. 12France89.6
  18. 12Norway89.6
  19. 13Ecuador89.1
  20. 14Netherlands87.1
  21. 15Austria87
  22. 16Cuba86.7
  23. 17Argentina86.7
  24. 18Bolivia86.5
  25. 19Finland86.3
  26. 20Andorra85.7
  27. 21Mexico84.8
  28. 22Costa Rica84.8
  29. 23Sweden84.6
  30. 24Luxembourg82.4
  31. 25United Kingdom82.1
  32. 26Slovenia80.8
  33. 27Croatia80.4
  34. 28Czechia80
  35. 28Ireland80
  36. 29United States79.7
  37. 30Cyprus78.7
  38. 31South Africa76.7
  39. 32Switzerland76.2
  40. 33Montenegro74.6
  41. 34Italy73.4
  42. 35Israel72.9
  43. 36Estonia72.5
  44. 37Nepal71.1
  45. 38Liechtenstein69.4
  46. 39Taiwan68.1
  47. 40Serbia67.1
  48. 41Albania66.7
  49. 42Lithuania66.3
  50. 43North Macedonia65.4
  51. 44Slovak Republic64.9
  52. 45Peru64.2
  53. 46Moldova64.1
  54. 47Bosnia and Herzegovina63.1
  55. 48Thailand62.5
  56. 48San Marino62.5
  57. 49Mongolia61.8
  58. 50Botswana60.4
  59. 51Romania60
  60. 52Antigua and Barbuda59.6
  61. 53Suriname59.2
  62. 54Honduras58.3
  63. 54Poland58.3
  64. 55Ukraine58.2
  65. 56Latvia57.5
  66. 57Hungary57.1
  67. 58Japan56.8
  68. 59Bulgaria56.7
  69. 60Bhutan56.3
  70. 61Belize56.3
  71. 62Monaco55.6
  72. 63Seychelles55.4
  73. 63Lesotho55.4
  74. 64Cabo Verde54.8
  75. 65Fiji54.6
  76. 66Mozambique54.6
  77. 67Korea, Rep.53.2
  78. 68St. Lucia51.2
  79. 69Mauritius50.2
  80. 70St. Kitts and Nevis50
  81. 70Angola50
  82. 70Nicaragua50
  83. 70Viet Nam50
  84. 71Philippines49.4
  85. 72Namibia49.2
  86. 73Timor-Leste48.9
  87. 74Sao Tome and Principe48.9
  88. 75Marshall Islands48.8
  89. 75Dominica48.8
  90. 76Venezuela, RB48.3
  91. 77India48.1
  92. 78El Salvador47.7
  93. 79Micronesia, Fed. Sts.47.7
  94. 80Georgia47.2
  95. 81Palau46.9
  96. 82Haiti45
  97. 83Vanuatu44.8
  98. 84Armenia44.6
  99. 85Dominican Republic43.8
  100. 85Bahamas, The43.8
  101. 86Panama43.5
  102. 87Naoero43.3
  103. 88Guinea-Bissau41.3
  104. 89Cambodia40.9
  105. 90Congo, Rep.40
  106. 90Lao PDR40
  107. 91Azerbaijan39.2
  108. 92Singapore38.8
  109. 93China38.7
  110. 94Guatemala38.3
  111. 95Barbados38.3
  112. 96Benin38.3
  113. 97Tajikistan38.2
  114. 98Equatorial Guinea38.2
  115. 99Paraguay37.9
  116. 100Madagascar37.8
  117. 101Belarus37.7
  118. 102Gabon37.5
  119. 103Rwanda36.7
  120. 104Niger36
  121. 105Congo, Dem. Rep.35
  122. 106Russian Federation34.7
  123. 107Kyrgyz Republic34.4
  124. 108Korea, Dem. People's Rep.33.7
  125. 109Djibouti33.5
  126. 110Kazakhstan33.2
  127. 111Bahrain32.1
  128. 112Turkiye31.7
  129. 113Pakistan31.5
  130. 114Cote d'Ivoire31.4
  131. 115Samoa29.7
  132. 116Kiribati28.3
  133. 117Central African Republic27.8
  134. 118Grenada27.3
  135. 119Jordan27.1
  136. 120Papua New Guinea25.7
  137. 121Eswatini25.5
  138. 122Trinidad and Tobago25.1
  139. 123St. Vincent and the Grenadines23.8
  140. 124Jamaica23.7
  141. 125Tuvalu23.7
  142. 126Kenya23.6
  143. 127Liberia23.6
  144. 128Solomon Islands22.5
  145. 129Sri Lanka22.2
  146. 130Guyana21.6
  147. 131Uzbekistan21.2
  148. 132Sierra Leone20.3
  149. 133Turkmenistan18
  150. 134Comoros17.1
  151. 135Lebanon16.8
  152. 136Bangladesh16
  153. 137Chad15.5
  154. 138Guinea14.7
  155. 139Zimbabwe14.5
  156. 140Indonesia13.5
  157. 141Tanzania13.4
  158. 142Myanmar12.9
  159. 143Tunisia12.9
  160. 144Ghana12.4
  161. 145Malawi11.7
  162. 146Morocco10.4
  163. 147Ethiopia10.2
  164. 148Burundi9.4
  165. 149Syrian Arab Republic9.3
  166. 150Tonga9.1
  167. 151Sudan8.9
  168. 152Malaysia8.1
  169. 153Libya8
  170. 154Zambia7.9
  171. 155South Sudan7.1
  172. 156Nigeria7
  173. 157Algeria6.8
  174. 157Iran, Islamic Rep.6.8
  175. 158Burkina Faso6.7
  176. 159Eritrea6.5
  177. 160Qatar6.2
  178. 161Mali6.1
  179. 162Togo5.2
  180. 163Kuwait5.1
  181. 163Senegal5.1
  182. 164Saudi Arabia4.9
  183. 165Maldives4.7
  184. 166Egypt, Arab Rep.4.7
  185. 167Yemen, Rep.4
  186. 168Cameroon3.9
  187. 169Mauritania3.8
  188. 170Iraq2.7
  189. 171Oman2.7
  190. 172Brunei Darussalam2.6
  191. 173Gambia, The1.7
  192. 174Uganda0.56
  193. 175Afghanistan0.46
  194. 175Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.46
  195. 176United Arab Emirates0.43

Legal equality index