Which has higher equal rights protection index, Italy or Norway?

Norway, at 0.956 against 0.929 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?

211 years are reported by both, from 1815 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.

Italy vs Norway: Equal Rights Protection Index

Italy

0.929

in 2025

Norway

0.956

in 2025

Italy rank

11th

Norway rank

8th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Italy
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.956 against 0.929 in Italy, a difference of 0.027.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Norway ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.016	0.446	0.43	Norway
1820s	0.016	0.446	0.43	Norway
1830s	0.016	0.446	0.43	Norway
1840s	0.0265	0.446	0.4195	Norway
1850s	0.121	0.446	0.325	Norway
1860s	0.3394	0.446	0.1066	Norway
1870s	0.394	0.709	0.315	Norway
1880s	0.394	0.709	0.315	Norway
1890s	0.394	0.709	0.315	Norway
1900s	0.457	0.726	0.269	Norway
1910s	0.4658	0.7254	0.2596	Norway
1920s	0.3822	0.72	0.3378	Norway
1930s	0.3176	0.774	0.4564	Norway
1940s	0.567	0.802	0.235	Norway
1950s	0.8648	0.856	0.0088	Italy
1960s	0.9239	0.906	0.0179	Italy
1970s	0.961	0.961	0	—
1980s	0.966	0.975	0.009	Norway
1990s	0.966	0.975	0.009	Norway
2000s	0.966	0.975	0.009	Norway
2010s	0.9374	0.9799	0.0425	Norway
2020s	0.9225	0.956	0.0335	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Italy or Norway?: Norway, at 0.956 against 0.929 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Italy and Norway?: 0.027, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Italy ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th 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.