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

South Korea, at 0.817 against 0.81 in Spain as of 2025.

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

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.

South Korea vs Spain: Equal Rights Protection Index

South Korea

0.817

in 2025

Spain

0.81

in 2025

South Korea rank

38th

Spain rank

40th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

South Korea
Spain

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.817 against 0.81 in Spain, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1790s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1800s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1810s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1820s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1830s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1840s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1850s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1860s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1870s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1880s	0.03	0.498	0.468	Spain
1890s	0.135	0.498	0.363	Spain
1900s	0.161	0.531	0.37	Spain
1910s	0.1583	0.531	0.3727	Spain
1920s	0.162	0.5078	0.3458	Spain
1930s	0.162	0.7225	0.5605	Spain
1940s	0.3196	0.486	0.1664	Spain
1950s	0.571	0.5016	0.0694	South Korea
1960s	0.6	0.56	0.04	South Korea
1970s	0.614	0.6973	0.0833	Spain
1980s	0.6703	0.9434	0.2731	Spain
1990s	0.8256	0.945	0.1194	Spain
2000s	0.873	0.945	0.072	Spain
2010s	0.8368	0.9309	0.0941	Spain
2020s	0.8232	0.8523	0.0292	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, South Korea or Spain?: South Korea, at 0.817 against 0.81 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between South Korea and Spain?: 0.007, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for equal rights protection index?: South Korea ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th 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.