Which has higher equal rights protection index, Barbados or Benin?

Benin, at 0.759 against 0.755 in Barbados as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Benin?

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.

Barbados vs Benin: Equal Rights Protection Index

Barbados

0.755

in 2025

Benin

0.759

in 2025

Barbados rank

50th

Benin rank

48th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Barbados
Benin

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.759 against 0.755 in Barbados, a difference of 0.004.

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

Barbados ranks 50th and Benin ranks 48th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Benin in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Benin	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.121	0.463	0.342	Benin
1910s	0.121	0.463	0.342	Benin
1920s	0.121	0.463	0.342	Benin
1930s	0.121	0.463	0.342	Benin
1940s	0.174	0.463	0.289	Benin
1950s	0.3118	0.463	0.1512	Benin
1960s	0.5251	0.6485	0.1234	Benin
1970s	0.716	0.6322	0.0838	Barbados
1980s	0.716	0.625	0.091	Barbados
1990s	0.716	0.877	0.161	Benin
2000s	0.757	0.8785	0.1215	Benin
2010s	0.7584	0.8454	0.087	Benin
2020s	0.755	0.7622	0.0072	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Barbados or Benin?: Benin, at 0.759 against 0.755 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Barbados and Benin?: 0.004, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Benin?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Benin rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Barbados ranks 50th and Benin ranks 48th 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.