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Equal protection index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.615 index points. The highest value was in Austria: 0.982 index points and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0.05 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Equal protection index, 2023 Global rank Available data
Austria 0.982 1 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.98 2 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.975 3 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.971 4 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.969 5 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.961 6 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.957 7 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 0.956 8 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.955 9 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.955 10 1990 - 2023
Norway 0.955 11 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.952 12 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.945 13 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.935 14 1990 - 2023
Taiwan 0.93 15 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.929 16 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.928 17 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.926 18 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.918 19 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.912 20 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.906 21 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.905 22 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.904 23 1989 - 2023
New Zealand 0.888 24 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 0.884 25 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.879 26 1990 - 2023
Malta 0.874 27 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.865 28 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.864 29 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.862 30 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.853 31 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.849 32 1990 - 2023
Portugal 0.842 33 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.831 34 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.826 35 1990 - 2023
UK 0.815 36 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.813 37 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.809 38 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.806 39 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.803 40 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.791 41 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.788 42 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.783 43 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.783 44 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.782 45 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.781 46 1993 - 2023
South Africa 0.78 47 1960 - 2023
France 0.776 48 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.776 49 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.776 50 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.774 51 1990 - 2023
Benin 0.77 52 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.769 53 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.768 54 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.767 55 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.765 56 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.765 57 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.762 58 1991 - 2023
Uruguay 0.76 59 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.757 60 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.757 61 1998 - 2023
Barbados 0.754 62 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.75 63 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.745 64 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.735 65 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.735 66 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.734 67 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.733 68 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.731 69 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.729 70 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.726 71 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.725 72 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.722 73 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.722 74 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.709 75 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.707 76 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.694 77 1961 - 2023
Malaysia 0.686 78 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.679 79 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.674 80 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.673 81 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.672 82 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.672 83 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.671 84 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 0.669 85 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.669 86 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.666 87 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 0.665 88 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.664 89 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.659 90 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.656 91 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.656 92 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.656 93 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.656 94 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.648 95 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.644 96 1960 - 2023
Guyana 0.643 97 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.641 98 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.632 99 1990 - 2023
Liberia 0.628 100 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.625 101 1991 - 2023
Colombia 0.62 102 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.619 103 1960 - 2023
USA 0.614 104 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.6 105 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.589 106 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.588 107 1992 - 2023
Canada 0.572 108 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.566 109 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.563 110 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.562 111 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.559 112 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.553 113 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.548 114 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.546 115 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.541 116 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.54 117 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.54 118 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.53 119 1990 - 2023
Iraq 0.506 120 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.501 121 1960 - 2023
India 0.5 122 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.494 123 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.473 124 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.473 125 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.469 126 1990 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.465 127 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.452 128 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.448 129 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.433 130 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.423 131 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.413 132 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.406 133 1960 - 2023
China 0.364 134 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.36 135 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.35 136 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.343 137 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.339 138 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.328 139 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.322 140 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.321 141 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.317 142 1971 - 2023
DR Congo 0.299 143 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.291 144 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.276 145 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.269 146 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.268 147 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.267 148 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.261 149 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.258 150 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.256 151 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.236 152 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 0.233 153 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.225 154 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.222 155 1971 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.222 156 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.216 157 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.21 158 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.205 159 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.198 160 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0.173 161 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.165 162 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.149 163 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.147 164 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 0.134 165 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.104 166 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.101 167 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.098 168 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.082 169 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.054 170 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.05 171 1960 - 2023



Definition: The extent to which the state grants and protects rights and freedoms evenly across social groups.

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