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

Lithuania, at 0.823 against 0.817 in South Korea as of 2025.

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

231 years are reported by both, from 1795 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.

South Korea vs Lithuania: Equal Rights Protection Index

South Korea

0.817

in 2025

Lithuania

0.823

in 2025

South Korea rank

38th

Lithuania rank

36th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

South Korea
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.823 against 0.817 in South Korea, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 231 shared years of data; in 1795 it was Lithuania ahead.

South Korea ranks 38th and Lithuania ranks 36th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.03	0.037	0.007	Lithuania
1800s	0.03	0.037	0.007	Lithuania
1810s	0.03	0.037	0.007	Lithuania
1820s	0.03	0.037	0.007	Lithuania
1830s	0.03	0.037	0.007	Lithuania
1840s	0.03	0.0392	0.0092	Lithuania
1850s	0.03	0.048	0.018	Lithuania
1860s	0.03	0.0468	0.0168	Lithuania
1870s	0.03	0.046	0.016	Lithuania
1880s	0.03	0.046	0.016	Lithuania
1890s	0.135	0.046	0.089	South Korea
1900s	0.161	0.0664	0.0946	South Korea
1910s	0.1583	0.2028	0.0445	Lithuania
1920s	0.162	0.7145	0.5525	Lithuania
1930s	0.162	0.65	0.488	Lithuania
1940s	0.3196	0.63	0.3104	Lithuania
1950s	0.571	0.6582	0.0872	Lithuania
1960s	0.6	0.6746	0.0746	Lithuania
1970s	0.614	0.6812	0.0672	Lithuania
1980s	0.6703	0.6729	0.0026	Lithuania
1990s	0.8256	0.8842	0.0586	Lithuania
2000s	0.873	0.95	0.077	Lithuania
2010s	0.8368	0.9116	0.0748	Lithuania
2020s	0.8232	0.8313	0.0082	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, South Korea or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 0.823 against 0.817 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between South Korea and Lithuania?: 0.006, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lithuania?: 231 years are reported by both, from 1795 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Lithuania rank globally for equal rights protection index?: South Korea ranks 38th and Lithuania ranks 36th 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.