Data for 2024

Equal Protection Index, 2024

2024, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Equal Protection Index, 2024 covers 176 countries. Denmark is highest, at 0.981; Afghanistan is lowest, at 0.041. The middle country reads 0.673. Against 2023, 126 values changed (62 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Equal Protection Index · Data for 2024

HighestDenmark

0.981

LowestAfghanistan

0.041

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

176countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
162distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Equal Protection Index, 2024, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Equal Protection Index, 2024: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.981
2	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.978
3	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.973
4	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.964
5	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.962
6	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.958
7	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.957
8	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.956
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.955
10	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.952
11	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.937
=12	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.924
=12	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.924
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.923
15	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.922
=16	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.919
=16	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.919
18	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.917
19	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.914
20	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.912
21	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.908
22	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.907
23	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.905
24	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.894
25	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.891
26	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.889
27	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.884
28	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.859
29	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.858
30	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.844
31	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.841
32	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.840
33	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.839
34	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.829
=35	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.823
=35	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.823
37	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.817
=38	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.810
=38	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.810
40	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.799
41	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.795
42	ChileCHLSouth America	0.789
43	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.787
44	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.785
45	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.784
46	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.783
47	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.782
48	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.781
49	FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.772
50	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.764
51	SurinameSURSouth America	0.760
52	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.759
53	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.755
54	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.754
55	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.753
56	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.749
57	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.747
58	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.746
59	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.745
60	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.743
61	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.742
62	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.741
63	BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.737
64	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.735
65	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.734
66	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.728
=67	ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.723
=67	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.723
=69	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.722
=69	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.722
=71	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.720
=71	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.720
73	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.712
74	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.709
75	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.702
76	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.701
77	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.697
78	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.696
79	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.695
80	UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.694
81	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.692
82	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.690
83	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.684
=84	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.678
=84	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.678
86	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.676
87	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.674
=88	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.673
=88	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.673
90	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.667
91	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.662
92	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.661
=93	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.658
=93	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.658
95	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.656
96	UruguayURYSouth America	0.652
97	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.649
98	ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.648
99	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.645
100	BrazilBRASouth America	0.637
101	GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.636
102	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.635
=103	PanamaPANCentral America	0.630
=103	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.630
105	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.619
106	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.614
107	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.603
108	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.596
109	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.588
110	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.553
111	IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.544
112	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.541
113	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.539
114	PeruPERSouth America	0.529
115	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.525
116	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.522
117	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.520
118	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.518
119	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.515
120	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.514
121	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.506
122	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.499
123	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.498
=124	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.496
=124	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.496
126	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.491
127	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.484
128	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.476
129	CanadaCANNorthern America	0.475
130	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.473
131	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.466
132	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.459
133	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.440
134	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.426
135	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.417
136	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.413
137	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.402
138	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.390
139	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.388
140	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.387
141	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.363
142	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.361
143	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.352
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.346
145	ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.320
146	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.319
147	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.315
148	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.310
149	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.308
150	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.276
=151	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.272
=151	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.272
153	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.258
154	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.234
155	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.232
156	NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.231
157	VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.230
158	EcuadorECUSouth America	0.229
159	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.215
160	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.214
161	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.189
162	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.179
163	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.173
164	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.172
165	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.163
166	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.152
167	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.139
168	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.131
169	YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.102
170	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.099
171	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.094
172	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.082
=173	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.069
=173	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.069
175	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.046
176	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.041

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Denmark0.981
2Japan0.978
3Germany0.973
4Luxembourg0.964
5Belgium0.962

Lowest

176Afghanistan0.041
175Central African Republic0.046
173Cambodiashared0.069
173Haitishared0.069
172Angola0.082

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.673. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
126values changed, of 176 in both
62 · 64rose · fell
50unchanged

Rose most

Indonesia0.294 → 0.496+0.202
Uganda0.423 → 0.588+0.165
Bangladesh0.217 → 0.346+0.129
Syria0.303 → 0.417+0.114
Greece0.740 → 0.841+0.101

Fell most

Burkina Faso0.852 → 0.658−0.194
Eritrea0.558 → 0.390−0.168
Ecuador0.362 → 0.229−0.133
Georgia0.854 → 0.723−0.131
Papua New Guinea0.644 → 0.525−0.119

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2024.
162 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.924. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2024). Equal Protection Index, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/equal-protection/2024

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