Which has higher equal rights protection index, Argentina or Brazil?

Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.623 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Argentina vs Brazil: Equal Rights Protection Index

Argentina

0.623

in 2025

Brazil

0.624

in 2025

Argentina rank

99th

Brazil rank

98th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Argentina
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.624 against 0.623 in Argentina, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 99th and Brazil ranks 98th of 176 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.174	0.072	0.102	Argentina
1790s	0.174	0.072	0.102	Argentina
1800s	0.174	0.072	0.102	Argentina
1810s	0.2601	0.072	0.1881	Argentina
1820s	0.461	0.072	0.389	Argentina
1830s	0.461	0.072	0.389	Argentina
1840s	0.461	0.072	0.389	Argentina
1850s	0.461	0.072	0.389	Argentina
1860s	0.406	0.072	0.334	Argentina
1870s	0.395	0.072	0.323	Argentina
1880s	0.395	0.072	0.323	Argentina
1890s	0.395	0.072	0.323	Argentina
1900s	0.382	0.068	0.314	Argentina
1910s	0.422	0.068	0.354	Argentina
1920s	0.4866	0.068	0.4186	Argentina
1930s	0.4783	0.245	0.2333	Argentina
1940s	0.571	0.2854	0.2856	Argentina
1950s	0.6534	0.256	0.3974	Argentina
1960s	0.6551	0.284	0.3711	Argentina
1970s	0.5605	0.3022	0.2583	Argentina
1980s	0.6799	0.38	0.2999	Argentina
1990s	0.8188	0.5822	0.2366	Argentina
2000s	0.7802	0.6363	0.1439	Argentina
2010s	0.7561	0.5953	0.1608	Argentina
2020s	0.6997	0.5563	0.1433	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Argentina or Brazil?: Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.623 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Argentina and Brazil?: 0.001, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Argentina ranks 99th and Brazil ranks 98th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.