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

Fiji, at 0.756 against 0.755 in Barbados as of 2025.

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

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 Fiji: Equal Rights Protection Index

Barbados

0.755

in 2025

Fiji

0.756

in 2025

Barbados rank

50th

Fiji rank

49th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Barbados
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 0.756 against 0.755 in Barbados, a difference of 0.001.

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

Barbados ranks 50th and Fiji ranks 49th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Fiji in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.121	0.525	0.404	Fiji
1910s	0.121	0.525	0.404	Fiji
1920s	0.121	0.525	0.404	Fiji
1930s	0.121	0.525	0.404	Fiji
1940s	0.174	0.525	0.351	Fiji
1950s	0.3118	0.525	0.2132	Fiji
1960s	0.5251	0.525	0.0001	Barbados
1970s	0.716	0.68	0.036	Barbados
1980s	0.716	0.6778	0.0382	Barbados
1990s	0.716	0.6756	0.0404	Barbados
2000s	0.757	0.6748	0.0822	Barbados
2010s	0.7584	0.6824	0.076	Barbados
2020s	0.755	0.7135	0.0415	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Barbados or Fiji?: Fiji, at 0.756 against 0.755 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Barbados and Fiji?: 0.001, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Barbados ranks 50th and Fiji ranks 49th 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.