Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ghana or Spain?

Spain, at 0.81 against 0.787 in Ghana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?

124 years are reported by both, from 1902 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.

Ghana vs Spain: Equal Rights Protection Index

Ghana

0.787

in 2025

Spain

0.81

in 2025

Ghana rank

42nd

Spain rank

40th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Ghana
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.81 against 0.787 in Ghana, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Spain ahead.

Ghana ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 40th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.299	0.531	0.232	Spain
1910s	0.299	0.531	0.232	Spain
1920s	0.303	0.5078	0.2048	Spain
1930s	0.303	0.7225	0.4195	Spain
1940s	0.3155	0.486	0.1705	Spain
1950s	0.5002	0.5016	0.0014	Spain
1960s	0.6268	0.56	0.0668	Ghana
1970s	0.5423	0.6973	0.155	Spain
1980s	0.5698	0.9434	0.3736	Spain
1990s	0.7058	0.945	0.2392	Spain
2000s	0.7689	0.945	0.1761	Spain
2010s	0.7677	0.9309	0.1632	Spain
2020s	0.7787	0.8523	0.0737	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Ghana or Spain?: Spain, at 0.81 against 0.787 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Ghana and Spain?: 0.023, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?: 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Spain rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Ghana ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 40th 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.