Which has higher equal rights protection index, Greece or South Korea?

South Korea, at 0.817 against 0.815 in Greece as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Greece vs South Korea: Equal Rights Protection Index

Greece

0.815

in 2025

South Korea

0.817

in 2025

Greece rank

39th

South Korea rank

38th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Greece
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.817 against 0.815 in Greece, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 23 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.387	0.03	0.357	Greece
1790s	0.387	0.03	0.357	Greece
1800s	0.387	0.03	0.357	Greece
1810s	0.387	0.03	0.357	Greece
1820s	0.1478	0.03	0.1178	Greece
1830s	0.088	0.03	0.058	Greece
1840s	0.088	0.03	0.058	Greece
1850s	0.088	0.03	0.058	Greece
1860s	0.1036	0.03	0.0736	Greece
1870s	0.114	0.03	0.084	Greece
1880s	0.2365	0.03	0.2065	Greece
1890s	0.289	0.135	0.154	Greece
1900s	0.282	0.161	0.121	Greece
1910s	0.3774	0.1583	0.2191	Greece
1920s	0.3615	0.162	0.1995	Greece
1930s	0.3766	0.162	0.2146	Greece
1940s	0.4106	0.3196	0.091	Greece
1950s	0.5742	0.571	0.0032	Greece
1960s	0.5763	0.6	0.0237	South Korea
1970s	0.6877	0.614	0.0737	Greece
1980s	0.8861	0.6703	0.2158	Greece
1990s	0.896	0.8256	0.0704	Greece
2000s	0.896	0.873	0.023	Greece
2010s	0.8782	0.8368	0.0414	Greece
2020s	0.769	0.8232	0.0542	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Greece or South Korea?: South Korea, at 0.817 against 0.815 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Greece and South Korea?: 0.002, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Greece ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 38th 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.