Which has higher equal rights protection index, Gabon or South Africa?

South Africa, at 0.74 against 0.734 in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Gabon and South Africa?

0.006, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 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.

Gabon vs South Africa: Equal Rights Protection Index

Gabon

0.734

in 2025

South Africa

0.74

in 2025

Gabon rank

62nd

South Africa rank

60th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Gabon
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.74 against 0.734 in Gabon, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.087	0.046	0.041	Gabon
1920s	0.087	0.046	0.041	Gabon
1930s	0.087	0.046	0.041	Gabon
1940s	0.087	0.0444	0.0426	Gabon
1950s	0.0934	0.032	0.0614	Gabon
1960s	0.1227	0.032	0.0907	Gabon
1970s	0.124	0.032	0.092	Gabon
1980s	0.2899	0.032	0.2579	Gabon
1990s	0.4248	0.4636	0.0388	South Africa
2000s	0.667	0.756	0.089	South Africa
2010s	0.7869	0.7438	0.0431	Gabon
2020s	0.7433	0.7502	0.0068	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Gabon or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.74 against 0.734 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Gabon and South Africa?: 0.006, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Gabon ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 60th 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.