Malta vs Niger: Equal Rights Protection Index
Malta
0.889
in 2025
Niger
0.879
in 2025
Malta rank
22nd
Niger rank
25th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Malta
- Niger
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.889 against 0.879 in Niger, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.724 | 0.455 | 0.269 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.724 | 0.493 | 0.231 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.724 | 0.5639 | 0.1601 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.724 | 0.5952 | 0.1288 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.8158 | 0.614 | 0.2018 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.877 | 0.6878 | 0.1892 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.877 | 0.6828 | 0.1942 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.877 | 0.772 | 0.105 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8865 | 0.8223 | 0.0642 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.896 | 0.8111 | 0.0849 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.8913 | 0.88 | 0.0113 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Malta or Niger?
- Malta, at 0.889 against 0.879 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Malta and Niger?
- 0.01, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Niger rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Malta ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 25th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.