Which has higher equal rights protection index, Costa Rica or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 0.922 against 0.917 in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?

183 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Costa Rica vs Taiwan: Equal Rights Protection Index

Costa Rica

0.917

in 2025

Taiwan

0.922

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

16th

Taiwan rank

14th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Costa Rica
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.922 against 0.917 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1840s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1850s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1860s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1870s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1880s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1890s	0.53	0.021	0.509	Costa Rica
1900s	0.5516	0.328	0.2236	Costa Rica
1910s	0.574	0.328	0.246	Costa Rica
1920s	0.574	0.3793	0.1947	Costa Rica
1930s	0.574	0.3598	0.2142	Costa Rica
1940s	0.5842	0.4333	0.1509	Costa Rica
1950s	0.708	0.5425	0.1655	Costa Rica
1960s	0.708	0.5451	0.1629	Costa Rica
1970s	0.7238	0.5642	0.1596	Costa Rica
1980s	0.8355	0.733	0.1025	Costa Rica
1990s	0.879	0.8505	0.0285	Costa Rica
2000s	0.903	0.865	0.038	Costa Rica
2010s	0.9161	0.8915	0.0246	Costa Rica
2020s	0.917	0.9163	0.0007	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Costa Rica or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.922 against 0.917 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Costa Rica and Taiwan?: 0.005, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Taiwan?: 183 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Taiwan rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Costa Rica ranks 16th and Taiwan ranks 14th 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.