Which has higher equal rights protection index, Bahrain or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 0.336 against 0.323 in Bahrain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Madagascar?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Bahrain vs Madagascar: Equal Rights Protection Index

Bahrain

0.323

in 2025

Madagascar

0.336

in 2025

Bahrain rank

142nd

Madagascar rank

141st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Bahrain
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.336 against 0.323 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.013.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.

Bahrain ranks 142nd and Madagascar ranks 141st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.022	0.076	0.054	Madagascar
1910s	0.022	0.076	0.054	Madagascar
1920s	0.2572	0.0692	0.188	Bahrain
1930s	0.656	0.066	0.59	Bahrain
1940s	0.67	0.072	0.598	Bahrain
1950s	0.67	0.0896	0.5804	Bahrain
1960s	0.67	0.3642	0.3058	Bahrain
1970s	0.4298	0.2982	0.1316	Bahrain
1980s	0.388	0.266	0.122	Bahrain
1990s	0.388	0.3053	0.0827	Bahrain
2000s	0.375	0.3645	0.0105	Bahrain
2010s	0.3126	0.3159	0.0033	Madagascar
2020s	0.3142	0.3572	0.043	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Bahrain or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.336 against 0.323 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Bahrain and Madagascar?: 0.013, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Madagascar?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Madagascar rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Bahrain ranks 142nd and Madagascar ranks 141st 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.