Which has higher equal rights protection index, Barbados or Hong Kong?

Barbados, at 0.755 against 0.754 in Hong Kong as of 2025.

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

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 Hong Kong: Equal Rights Protection Index

Barbados

0.755

in 2025

Hong Kong

0.754

in 2025

Barbados rank

50th

Hong Kong rank

51st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Barbados
Hong Kong

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.755 against 0.754 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Barbados ranks 50th and Hong Kong ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.121	0.677	0.556	Hong Kong
1910s	0.121	0.677	0.556	Hong Kong
1920s	0.121	0.677	0.556	Hong Kong
1930s	0.121	0.677	0.556	Hong Kong
1940s	0.174	0.6665	0.4925	Hong Kong
1950s	0.3118	0.745	0.4332	Hong Kong
1960s	0.5251	0.745	0.2199	Hong Kong
1970s	0.716	0.754	0.038	Hong Kong
1980s	0.716	0.826	0.11	Hong Kong
1990s	0.716	0.8176	0.1016	Hong Kong
2000s	0.757	0.77	0.013	Hong Kong
2010s	0.7584	0.7436	0.0148	Barbados
2020s	0.755	0.7602	0.0052	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Barbados or Hong Kong?: Barbados, at 0.755 against 0.754 in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Barbados and Hong Kong?: 0.001, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Hong Kong?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Hong Kong rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Barbados ranks 50th and Hong Kong ranks 51st 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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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: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.