Madagascar vs Mexico: Equal Rights Protection Index

Madagascar
0.336
in 2025
Mexico
0.363
in 2025
Madagascar rank
141st
Mexico rank
140th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mexico
0.10.20.30.4178919072025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.363 against 0.336 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.027.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Mexico ahead.

Madagascar ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 140th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 10 and Mexico in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mexico Difference Ahead
1810s 0.084 0.193 0.109 Mexico
1820s 0.084 0.1162 0.0322 Mexico
1830s 0.084 0.065 0.019 Madagascar
1840s 0.084 0.065 0.019 Madagascar
1850s 0.084 0.067 0.017 Madagascar
1860s 0.084 0.0615 0.0225 Madagascar
1870s 0.084 0.06 0.024 Madagascar
1880s 0.084 0.06 0.024 Madagascar
1890s 0.084 0.06 0.024 Madagascar
1900s 0.076 0.057 0.019 Madagascar
1910s 0.076 0.0914 0.0154 Mexico
1920s 0.0692 0.1773 0.1081 Mexico
1930s 0.066 0.2622 0.1962 Mexico
1940s 0.072 0.3091 0.2371 Mexico
1950s 0.0896 0.3558 0.2662 Mexico
1960s 0.3642 0.3506 0.0136 Madagascar
1970s 0.2982 0.3688 0.0706 Mexico
1980s 0.266 0.368 0.102 Mexico
1990s 0.3053 0.3777 0.0724 Mexico
2000s 0.3645 0.3509 0.0136 Madagascar
2010s 0.3159 0.35 0.0341 Mexico
2020s 0.3572 0.3618 0.0047 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Madagascar or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.363 against 0.336 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Madagascar and Mexico?
0.027, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mexico?
209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Mexico rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Madagascar ranks 141st and Mexico ranks 140th 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.