Which has higher equal rights protection index, Eritrea or Laos?

Eritrea, at 0.449 against 0.415 in Laos as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?

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.

Eritrea vs Laos: Equal Rights Protection Index

Eritrea

0.449

in 2025

Laos

0.415

in 2025

Eritrea rank

129th

Laos rank

132nd

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Eritrea
Laos

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.449 against 0.415 in Laos, a difference of 0.034.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 129th and Laos ranks 132nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 12 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.279	0.138	0.141	Eritrea
1910s	0.274	0.138	0.136	Eritrea
1920s	0.284	0.138	0.146	Eritrea
1930s	0.222	0.138	0.084	Eritrea
1940s	0.4824	0.1072	0.3752	Eritrea
1950s	0.4109	0.1518	0.2591	Eritrea
1960s	0.3342	0.1564	0.1778	Eritrea
1970s	0.4004	0.2078	0.1926	Eritrea
1980s	0.405	0.2752	0.1298	Eritrea
1990s	0.6852	0.212	0.4732	Eritrea
2000s	0.5584	0.212	0.3464	Eritrea
2010s	0.5819	0.2689	0.313	Eritrea
2020s	0.4552	0.4647	0.0095	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Eritrea or Laos?: Eritrea, at 0.449 against 0.415 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Eritrea and Laos?: 0.034, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Eritrea ranks 129th and Laos ranks 132nd 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.