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

Italy, at 0.929 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.

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

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 Sweden: Equal Rights Protection Index

Italy

0.929

in 2025

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Italy rank

11th

Sweden rank

12th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Italy
Sweden

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.929 against 0.924 in Sweden, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Sweden ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1810s	0.016	0.343	0.327	Sweden
1820s	0.016	0.343	0.327	Sweden
1830s	0.016	0.343	0.327	Sweden
1840s	0.0265	0.3952	0.3687	Sweden
1850s	0.121	0.5238	0.4028	Sweden
1860s	0.3394	0.585	0.2456	Sweden
1870s	0.394	0.585	0.191	Sweden
1880s	0.394	0.585	0.191	Sweden
1890s	0.394	0.585	0.191	Sweden
1900s	0.457	0.6187	0.1617	Sweden
1910s	0.4658	0.6062	0.1404	Sweden
1920s	0.3822	0.711	0.3288	Sweden
1930s	0.3176	0.7398	0.4222	Sweden
1940s	0.567	0.8145	0.2475	Sweden
1950s	0.8648	0.8153	0.0495	Italy
1960s	0.9239	0.9598	0.0359	Sweden
1970s	0.961	0.9752	0.0142	Sweden
1980s	0.966	0.979	0.013	Sweden
1990s	0.966	0.979	0.013	Sweden
2000s	0.966	0.979	0.013	Sweden
2010s	0.9374	0.9683	0.0309	Sweden
2020s	0.9225	0.945	0.0225	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Italy or Sweden?: Italy, at 0.929 against 0.924 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Italy and Sweden?: 0.005, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?: 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Italy ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.