Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.504 against 0.503 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?

0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Equal Rights Protection Index

Ethiopia

0.503

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.504

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

122nd

Papua New Guinea rank

121st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Ethiopia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.504 against 0.503 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.03	0.01	0.02	Ethiopia
1910s	0.03	0.01	0.02	Ethiopia
1920s	0.03	0.01	0.02	Ethiopia
1930s	0.0356	0.01	0.0256	Ethiopia
1940s	0.0552	0.1188	0.0636	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.058	0.282	0.224	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.0788	0.282	0.2032	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.2762	0.4405	0.1643	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.456	0.599	0.143	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.5913	0.599	0.0077	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.6202	0.599	0.0212	Ethiopia
2010s	0.6135	0.5822	0.0313	Ethiopia
2020s	0.5653	0.5693	0.004	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.504 against 0.503 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?: 0.001, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Ethiopia ranks 122nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st 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.