Equal protection index - Country rankings

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Equal protection index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.567 index points. The highest value was in Niger: 0.945 index points and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0.054 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
Niger 0.945 1 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.912 2 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.862 3 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.853 4 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.809 5 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.806 6 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.788 7 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.783 8 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.78 9 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.77 10 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.735 11 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.733 12 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.725 13 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.722 14 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.709 15 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.707 16 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.694 17 1961 - 2023
Nigeria 0.673 18 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.672 19 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.672 20 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.665 21 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.659 22 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.656 23 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.648 24 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.628 25 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.589 26 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.562 27 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.548 28 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.541 29 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.54 30 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.501 31 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.494 32 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.473 33 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.473 34 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.465 35 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.406 36 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.35 37 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.343 38 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.299 39 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.261 40 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.258 41 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.236 42 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.216 43 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.21 44 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.149 45 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.098 46 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.054 47 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Niger
2. Seychelles
3. Mali
4. Burkina Faso
5. Cape Verde
6. Mauritius
7. Gambia
8. Ghana
9. South Africa
10. Benin
11. Tanzania
12. S.T.&Principe
13. Malawi
14. Gabon
15. Comoros
16. Senegal
17. Cameroon
18. Nigeria
19. Ivory Coast
20. Sierra Leone
21. Lesotho
22. Botswana
23. Togo
24. G.-Bissau
25. Liberia
26. Guinea
27. Eritrea
28. Mozambique
29. Rwanda
30. Ethiopia
31. Zimbabwe
32. Zambia
33. Kenya
34. Mauritania
35. Eq. Guinea
36. Uganda
37. Madagascar
38. Namibia
39. DR Congo
40. Somalia
41. Sudan
42. Burundi
43. Chad
44. R. of Congo
45. Swaziland
46. Angola
47. C.A. Republic
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0.912
0.862
0.853
0.809
0.806
0.788
0.783
0.780
0.770
0.735
0.733
0.725
0.722
0.709
0.707
0.694
0.673
0.672
0.672
0.665
0.659
0.656
0.648
0.628
0.589
0.562
0.548
0.541
0.540
0.501
0.494
0.473
0.473
0.465
0.406
0.350
0.343
0.299
0.261
0.258
0.236
0.216
0.210
0.149
0.098
0.054
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