Argentina vs United States: Equal rights protection index

Argentina
0.623
in 2025
United States
0.608
in 2025
Argentina rank
99th
United States rank
101st

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Argentina
  • United States
0.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.623 against 0.608 in United States, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Argentina ranks 99th and United States ranks 101st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 16 and United States in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United States Difference Ahead
1780s 0.174 0.338 0.164 United States
1790s 0.174 0.338 0.164 United States
1800s 0.174 0.338 0.164 United States
1810s 0.2601 0.338 0.0779 United States
1820s 0.461 0.338 0.123 Argentina
1830s 0.461 0.338 0.123 Argentina
1840s 0.461 0.338 0.123 Argentina
1850s 0.461 0.338 0.123 Argentina
1860s 0.406 0.338 0.068 Argentina
1870s 0.395 0.338 0.057 Argentina
1880s 0.395 0.338 0.057 Argentina
1890s 0.395 0.338 0.057 Argentina
1900s 0.382 0.373 0.009 Argentina
1910s 0.422 0.373 0.049 Argentina
1920s 0.4866 0.372 0.1146 Argentina
1930s 0.4783 0.372 0.1063 Argentina
1940s 0.571 0.4386 0.1324 Argentina
1950s 0.6534 0.449 0.2044 Argentina
1960s 0.6551 0.593 0.0621 Argentina
1970s 0.5605 0.8569 0.2964 United States
1980s 0.6799 0.859 0.1791 United States
1990s 0.8188 0.851 0.0322 United States
2000s 0.7802 0.8489 0.0687 United States
2010s 0.7561 0.8283 0.0722 United States
2020s 0.6997 0.684 0.0157 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Argentina or United States?
Argentina, at 0.623 against 0.608 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Argentina and United States?
0.015, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and United States rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Argentina ranks 99th and United States ranks 101st 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Equal rights protection index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed