Equal protection index - Country rankings
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Equal protection index, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.605 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 0.978 index points and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.039 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 0.978 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 0.978 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 0.967 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 0.961 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 0.961 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 0.96 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 0.958 | 7 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 0.956 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 0.953 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 0.951 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 0.945 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.939 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 0.93 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 0.93 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 0.927 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 0.922 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 0.922 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 0.921 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 0.916 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 0.916 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 0.915 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.908 | 22 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 0.904 | 23 | 1990 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 0.895 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 0.892 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 0.886 | 26 | 1989 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0.882 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 0.874 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 0.869 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0.866 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0.847 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.834 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 0.826 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 0.826 | 34 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 0.82 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 0.819 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 0.817 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 0.806 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 0.799 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 0.795 | 40 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0.794 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.787 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 0.786 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 0.785 | 44 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 0.783 | 45 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 0.781 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 0.779 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.777 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 0.775 | 49 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0.771 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 0.771 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 0.76 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.76 | 53 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 0.759 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.759 | 55 | 1998 - 2024 |
| UK | 0.758 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0.755 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0.749 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 0.746 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 0.743 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0.741 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 0.737 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 0.729 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 0.727 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.725 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 0.724 | 66 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.724 | 67 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 0.72 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.717 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.717 | 70 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 0.713 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 0.706 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 0.702 | 73 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 0.698 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 0.697 | 75 | 1961 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.695 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 0.682 | 77 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 0.681 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 0.673 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.67 | 80 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0.668 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 0.665 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 0.665 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.662 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 0.654 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.654 | 86 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 0.653 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.651 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 0.651 | 89 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 0.647 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 0.647 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0.646 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.642 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 0.64 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.638 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 0.62 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0.619 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 0.616 | 98 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 0.615 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.608 | 100 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.602 | 101 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 0.594 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 0.58 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 0.577 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 0.573 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.563 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 0.562 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 0.56 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 0.55 | 109 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Iran | 0.537 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.535 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.533 | 112 | 1990 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.525 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 0.52 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 0.518 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 0.517 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 0.511 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0.51 | 118 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 0.509 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0.506 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.5 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 0.48 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | 0.471 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 0.47 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 0.47 | 125 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 0.465 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.464 | 127 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 0.459 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0.458 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 0.436 | 130 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Libya | 0.43 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 0.395 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0.394 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0.386 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 0.367 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0.351 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 0.348 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | 0.346 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.327 | 139 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 0.312 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 0.311 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.297 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 0.291 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.28 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 0.274 | 145 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 0.265 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0.261 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.256 | 148 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 0.255 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 0.251 | 150 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0.241 | 151 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 0.232 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.224 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 0.214 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0.212 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0.209 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 0.201 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 0.198 | 158 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 0.177 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0.169 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 0.166 | 161 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 0.166 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0.138 | 163 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0.106 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 0.099 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0.093 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.093 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 0.067 | 168 | 1960 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 0.045 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 0.041 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0.039 | 171 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: The extent to which the state grants and protects rights and freedoms evenly across social groups.
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