Montenegro vs South Africa: Equal Rights Protection Index
Montenegro
0.741
in 2025
South Africa
0.74
in 2025
Montenegro rank
58th
South Africa rank
60th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Montenegro
- South Africa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.741 against 0.74 in South Africa, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.502 | 0.046 | 0.456 | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 0.4953 | 0.046 | 0.4493 | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 0.649 | 0.753 | 0.104 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6631 | 0.756 | 0.0929 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.7922 | 0.7438 | 0.0484 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 0.7595 | 0.7502 | 0.0093 | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Montenegro or South Africa?
- Montenegro, at 0.741 against 0.74 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Montenegro and South Africa?
- 0.001, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and South Africa?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and South Africa rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Montenegro ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 60th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.