Afghanistan vs Vatican: Equal rights protection index
Afghanistan
0.027
in 2025
Vatican
0.018
in 1870
Afghanistan rank
175th
Vatican rank
176th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Afghanistan
- Vatican
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.027 against 0.018 in Vatican, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Vatican's.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Vatican ranks 176th of 176 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.093 | 0.017 | 0.076 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 0.093 | 0.0203 | 0.0727 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.093 | 0.026 | 0.067 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.093 | 0.017 | 0.076 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.093 | 0.017 | 0.076 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.093 | 0.017 | 0.076 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 0.093 | 0.0218 | 0.0712 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 0.093 | 0.018 | 0.075 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.093 | 0.018 | 0.075 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.093 | 0.018 | 0.075 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Afghanistan or Vatican?
- Afghanistan, at 0.027 against 0.018 in Vatican as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Afghanistan and Vatican?
- 0.009, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vatican?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
- How do Afghanistan and Vatican rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Vatican ranks 176th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal rights protection index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.