Brazil vs United States: Equal rights protection index

Brazil
0.624
in 2025
United States
0.608
in 2025
Brazil rank
98th
United States rank
101st

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Brazil
  • United States
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.624 against 0.608 in United States, a difference of 0.016.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Brazil ranks 98th and United States ranks 101st of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States Difference Ahead
1780s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1790s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1800s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1810s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1820s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1830s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1840s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1850s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1860s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1870s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1880s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1890s 0.072 0.338 0.266 United States
1900s 0.068 0.373 0.305 United States
1910s 0.068 0.373 0.305 United States
1920s 0.068 0.372 0.304 United States
1930s 0.245 0.372 0.127 United States
1940s 0.2854 0.4386 0.1532 United States
1950s 0.256 0.449 0.193 United States
1960s 0.284 0.593 0.309 United States
1970s 0.3022 0.8569 0.5547 United States
1980s 0.38 0.859 0.479 United States
1990s 0.5822 0.851 0.2688 United States
2000s 0.6363 0.8489 0.2126 United States
2010s 0.5953 0.8283 0.233 United States
2020s 0.5563 0.684 0.1277 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Brazil or United States?
Brazil, at 0.624 against 0.608 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Brazil and United States?
0.016, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Brazil ranks 98th and United States ranks 101st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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