Which has higher equal rights protection index, Brazil or Portugal?

Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Brazil vs Portugal: Equal Rights Protection Index

Brazil

0.624

in 2025

Portugal

0.614

in 2025

Brazil rank

98th

Portugal rank

100th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.624 against 0.614 in Portugal, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.072	0.014	0.058	Brazil
1790s	0.072	0.014	0.058	Brazil
1800s	0.072	0.014	0.058	Brazil
1810s	0.072	0.014	0.058	Brazil
1820s	0.072	0.0298	0.0422	Brazil
1830s	0.072	0.1558	0.0838	Portugal
1840s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1850s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1860s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1870s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1880s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1890s	0.072	0.251	0.179	Portugal
1900s	0.068	0.284	0.216	Portugal
1910s	0.068	0.334	0.266	Portugal
1920s	0.068	0.2825	0.2145	Portugal
1930s	0.245	0.2752	0.0302	Portugal
1940s	0.2854	0.2785	0.0069	Brazil
1950s	0.256	0.283	0.027	Portugal
1960s	0.284	0.2897	0.0057	Portugal
1970s	0.3022	0.682	0.3798	Portugal
1980s	0.38	0.93	0.55	Portugal
1990s	0.5822	0.93	0.3478	Portugal
2000s	0.6363	0.93	0.2937	Portugal
2010s	0.5953	0.9185	0.3232	Portugal
2020s	0.5563	0.814	0.2577	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Brazil or Portugal?: Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.614 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Brazil and Portugal?: 0.01, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Brazil ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 100th 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.