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Equal protection index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 0.485 index points. The highest value was in Tunisia: 0.906 index points and the lowest value was in Yemen: 0.101 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
Tunisia 0.906 1 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.768 2 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.745 3 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.679 4 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.644 5 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.619 6 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.559 7 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.553 8 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.546 9 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.506 10 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.448 11 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.328 12 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.322 13 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.317 14 1971 - 2023
Bahrain 0.268 15 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.256 16 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.173 17 1960 - 2023
Yemen 0.101 18 1960 - 2023



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

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