Which has higher equal rights protection index, Belarus or Serbia?

Belarus, at 0.737 against 0.722 in Serbia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Serbia?

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

Belarus vs Serbia: Equal Rights Protection Index

Belarus

0.737

in 2025

Serbia

0.722

in 2025

Belarus rank

61st

Serbia rank

64th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Belarus
Serbia

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.737 against 0.722 in Serbia, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Serbia ahead.

Belarus ranks 61st and Serbia ranks 64th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.037	0.387	0.35	Serbia
1800s	0.037	0.3534	0.3164	Serbia
1810s	0.037	0.3601	0.3231	Serbia
1820s	0.037	0.378	0.341	Serbia
1830s	0.037	0.378	0.341	Serbia
1840s	0.0392	0.378	0.3388	Serbia
1850s	0.048	0.378	0.33	Serbia
1860s	0.0468	0.378	0.3312	Serbia
1870s	0.046	0.3738	0.3278	Serbia
1880s	0.046	0.357	0.311	Serbia
1890s	0.046	0.357	0.311	Serbia
1900s	0.0664	0.374	0.3076	Serbia
1910s	0.154	0.3535	0.1995	Serbia
1920s	0.5843	0.333	0.2513	Belarus
1930s	0.6341	0.333	0.3011	Belarus
1940s	0.63	0.5274	0.1026	Belarus
1950s	0.6582	0.76	0.1018	Serbia
1960s	0.6746	0.7315	0.0569	Serbia
1970s	0.6812	0.6839	0.0027	Serbia
1980s	0.6729	0.679	0.0061	Serbia
1990s	0.7666	0.626	0.1406	Belarus
2000s	0.7598	0.7642	0.0044	Serbia
2010s	0.7686	0.7524	0.0162	Belarus
2020s	0.6843	0.7742	0.0898	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Belarus or Serbia?: Belarus, at 0.737 against 0.722 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Belarus and Serbia?: 0.015, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Serbia?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Serbia rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Belarus ranks 61st and Serbia ranks 64th 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.