Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Equal rights protection index

Madagascar
0.336
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.317
in 2025
Madagascar rank
141st
Saudi Arabia rank
143rd

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Saudi Arabia
0.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.336 against 0.317 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.019.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1810s 0.084 0.2183 0.1343 Saudi Arabia
1820s 0.084 0.251 0.167 Saudi Arabia
1830s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1840s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1850s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1860s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1870s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1880s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1890s 0.084 0.217 0.133 Saudi Arabia
1900s 0.076 0.1904 0.1144 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0.076 0.179 0.103 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0.0692 0.1209 0.0517 Saudi Arabia
1930s 0.066 0.1122 0.0462 Saudi Arabia
1940s 0.072 0.118 0.046 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0.0896 0.1444 0.0548 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.3642 0.2264 0.1378 Madagascar
1970s 0.2982 0.2444 0.0538 Madagascar
1980s 0.266 0.5226 0.2566 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.3053 0.5395 0.2342 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.3645 0.37 0.0055 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.3159 0.3364 0.0205 Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.3572 0.3118 0.0453 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
Madagascar, at 0.336 against 0.317 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
0.019, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Madagascar ranks 141st and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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