Guatemala vs Madagascar: Equal Rights Protection Index

Guatemala
0.371
in 2025
Madagascar
0.336
in 2025
Guatemala rank
138th
Madagascar rank
141st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

  • Guatemala
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.371 against 0.336 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.035.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 208 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guatemala ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 141st of 176 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Madagascar Difference Ahead
1810s 0.03 0.084 0.054 Madagascar
1820s 0.023 0.084 0.061 Madagascar
1830s 0.021 0.084 0.063 Madagascar
1840s 0.021 0.084 0.063 Madagascar
1850s 0.021 0.084 0.063 Madagascar
1860s 0.021 0.084 0.063 Madagascar
1870s 0.0111 0.084 0.0729 Madagascar
1880s 0.01 0.084 0.074 Madagascar
1890s 0.01 0.084 0.074 Madagascar
1900s 0.009 0.076 0.067 Madagascar
1910s 0.009 0.076 0.067 Madagascar
1920s 0.009 0.0692 0.0602 Madagascar
1930s 0.009 0.066 0.057 Madagascar
1940s 0.0513 0.072 0.0207 Madagascar
1950s 0.0486 0.0896 0.041 Madagascar
1960s 0.011 0.3642 0.3532 Madagascar
1970s 0.011 0.2982 0.2872 Madagascar
1980s 0.0542 0.266 0.2118 Madagascar
1990s 0.2232 0.3053 0.0821 Madagascar
2000s 0.236 0.3645 0.1285 Madagascar
2010s 0.2352 0.3159 0.0807 Madagascar
2020s 0.3362 0.3572 0.021 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Guatemala or Madagascar?
Guatemala, at 0.371 against 0.336 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Guatemala and Madagascar?
0.035, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?
208 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Guatemala ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 141st 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

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.