Equal protection index - Country rankings

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Equal protection index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.505 index points. The highest value was in Japan: 0.975 index points and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 0.082 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
Japan 0.975 1 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.935 2 1990 - 2023
Taiwan 0.93 3 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.865 4 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.849 5 1990 - 2023
South Korea 0.831 6 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.782 7 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.769 8 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.767 9 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.765 10 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.745 11 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.735 12 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.726 13 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.686 14 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.666 15 1990 - 2023
Jordan 0.644 16 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.632 17 1990 - 2023
Kuwait 0.619 18 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.6 19 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.563 20 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.559 21 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.546 22 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.53 23 1990 - 2023
Iraq 0.506 24 1960 - 2023
India 0.5 25 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.469 26 1990 - 2023
Laos 0.433 27 1960 - 2023
China 0.364 28 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.328 29 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.322 30 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.317 31 1971 - 2023
Indonesia 0.291 32 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.276 33 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.269 34 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.268 35 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.267 36 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.225 37 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.222 38 1971 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.198 39 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0.173 40 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.147 41 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 0.134 42 1960 - 2023
North Korea 0.104 43 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.101 44 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.082 45 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Japan
2. Armenia
3. Taiwan
4. Singapore
5. Georgia
6. South Korea
7. Bhutan
8. Israel
9. Mongolia
10. Maldives
11. Lebanon
12. Hong Kong
13. Nepal
14. Malaysia
15. Kyrgyzstan
16. Jordan
17. Azerbaijan
18. Kuwait
19. Sri Lanka
20. Vietnam
21. Iran
22. Oman
23. Kazakhstan
24. Iraq
25. India
26. Uzbekistan
27. Laos
28. China
29. Saudi Arabia
30. Syria
31. UA Emirates
32. Indonesia
33. Philippines
34. Burma
35. Bahrain
36. Thailand
37. Afghanistan
38. Bangladesh
39. Turkmenistan
40. Qatar
41. Tajikistan
42. Pakistan
43. North Korea
44. Yemen
45. Cambodia
0.975
0.935
0.930
0.865
0.849
0.831
0.782
0.769
0.767
0.765
0.745
0.735
0.726
0.686
0.666
0.644
0.632
0.619
0.600
0.563
0.559
0.546
0.530
0.506
0.500
0.469
0.433
0.364
0.328
0.322
0.317
0.291
0.276
0.269
0.268
0.267
0.225
0.222
0.198
0.173
0.147
0.134
0.104
0.101
0.082
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