Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Equal rights protection index

Mexico
0.363
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.317
in 2025
Mexico rank
140th
Saudi Arabia rank
143rd

Equal rights protection index over time

  • Mexico
  • Saudi Arabia
0.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.363 against 0.317 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.046.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 140th and Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 12 and Saudi Arabia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.193 0.134 0.059 Mexico
1790s 0.193 0.134 0.059 Mexico
1800s 0.193 0.134 0.059 Mexico
1810s 0.193 0.1593 0.0337 Mexico
1820s 0.1162 0.251 0.1348 Saudi Arabia
1830s 0.065 0.217 0.152 Saudi Arabia
1840s 0.065 0.217 0.152 Saudi Arabia
1850s 0.067 0.217 0.15 Saudi Arabia
1860s 0.0615 0.217 0.1555 Saudi Arabia
1870s 0.06 0.217 0.157 Saudi Arabia
1880s 0.06 0.217 0.157 Saudi Arabia
1890s 0.06 0.217 0.157 Saudi Arabia
1900s 0.057 0.1904 0.1334 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0.0914 0.179 0.0876 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0.1773 0.1209 0.0564 Mexico
1930s 0.2622 0.1122 0.15 Mexico
1940s 0.3091 0.118 0.1911 Mexico
1950s 0.3558 0.1444 0.2114 Mexico
1960s 0.3506 0.2264 0.1242 Mexico
1970s 0.3688 0.2444 0.1244 Mexico
1980s 0.368 0.5226 0.1546 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.3777 0.5395 0.1618 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.3509 0.37 0.0191 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.35 0.3364 0.0136 Mexico
2020s 0.3618 0.3118 0.05 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Mexico, at 0.363 against 0.317 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
0.046, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Mexico ranks 140th 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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