Australia vs New Zealand: Equal rights protection index
Australia
0.859
in 2025
New Zealand
0.884
in 2025
Australia rank
26th
New Zealand rank
24th
Equal rights protection index over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.884 against 0.859 in Australia, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1841 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.493 | 0.773 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 0.493 | 0.773 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.493 | 0.773 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.493 | 0.773 | 0.28 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.493 | 0.784 | 0.291 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.493 | 0.839 | 0.346 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.5479 | 0.839 | 0.2911 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.554 | 0.8404 | 0.2864 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.554 | 0.841 | 0.287 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.554 | 0.841 | 0.287 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.5854 | 0.841 | 0.2556 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.63 | 0.841 | 0.211 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.8305 | 0.853 | 0.0225 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.9109 | 0.8594 | 0.0515 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9219 | 0.8805 | 0.0414 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.921 | 0.88 | 0.041 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.921 | 0.88 | 0.041 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9181 | 0.8799 | 0.0382 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.859 | 0.884 | 0.025 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.884 against 0.859 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.025, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th 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.