Which has higher equal rights protection index, Australia or Niger?

Niger, at 0.879 against 0.859 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?

104 years are reported by both, from 1922 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.

Australia vs Niger: Equal Rights Protection Index

Australia

0.859

in 2025

Niger

0.879

in 2025

Australia rank

26th

Niger rank

25th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Australia
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.879 against 0.859 in Australia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Niger ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.554	0.455	0.099	Australia
1930s	0.554	0.493	0.061	Australia
1940s	0.5854	0.5639	0.0215	Australia
1950s	0.63	0.5952	0.0348	Australia
1960s	0.8305	0.614	0.2165	Australia
1970s	0.9109	0.6878	0.2231	Australia
1980s	0.9219	0.6828	0.2391	Australia
1990s	0.921	0.772	0.149	Australia
2000s	0.921	0.8223	0.0987	Australia
2010s	0.9181	0.8111	0.107	Australia
2020s	0.859	0.88	0.021	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Australia or Niger?: Niger, at 0.879 against 0.859 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Australia and Niger?: 0.02, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Niger?: 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Australia and Niger rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Australia ranks 26th and Niger ranks 25th 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.