Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 0.505 against 0.503 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?

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 Zimbabwe: Equal Rights Protection Index

Ethiopia

0.503

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.505

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

122nd

Zimbabwe rank

120th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Ethiopia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.505 against 0.503 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.002.

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

Ethiopia ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.03	0.006	0.024	Ethiopia
1910s	0.03	0.006	0.024	Ethiopia
1920s	0.03	0.006	0.024	Ethiopia
1930s	0.0356	0.006	0.0296	Ethiopia
1940s	0.0552	0.0171	0.0381	Ethiopia
1950s	0.058	0.0417	0.0163	Ethiopia
1960s	0.0788	0.0516	0.0272	Ethiopia
1970s	0.2762	0.054	0.2222	Ethiopia
1980s	0.456	0.4396	0.0164	Ethiopia
1990s	0.5913	0.3922	0.1991	Ethiopia
2000s	0.6202	0.5705	0.0497	Ethiopia
2010s	0.6135	0.6481	0.0346	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.5653	0.6252	0.0598	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.505 against 0.503 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?: 0.002, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Ethiopia ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 120th 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.