Which has higher equal rights protection index, Netherlands or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.924 against 0.919 in Netherlands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Equal Rights Protection Index

Netherlands

0.919

in 2025

Sweden

0.924

in 2025

Netherlands rank

15th

Sweden rank

12th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.924 against 0.919 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.163	0.343	0.18	Sweden
1790s	0.1854	0.343	0.1576	Sweden
1800s	0.242	0.343	0.101	Sweden
1810s	0.2834	0.343	0.0596	Sweden
1820s	0.194	0.343	0.149	Sweden
1830s	0.194	0.343	0.149	Sweden
1840s	0.3256	0.3952	0.0696	Sweden
1850s	0.696	0.5238	0.1722	Netherlands
1860s	0.696	0.585	0.111	Netherlands
1870s	0.696	0.585	0.111	Netherlands
1880s	0.696	0.585	0.111	Netherlands
1890s	0.696	0.585	0.111	Netherlands
1900s	0.733	0.6187	0.1143	Netherlands
1910s	0.7334	0.6062	0.1272	Netherlands
1920s	0.735	0.711	0.024	Netherlands
1930s	0.735	0.7398	0.0048	Sweden
1940s	0.9222	0.8145	0.1077	Netherlands
1950s	0.933	0.8153	0.1177	Netherlands
1960s	0.933	0.9598	0.0268	Sweden
1970s	0.933	0.9752	0.0422	Sweden
1980s	0.933	0.979	0.046	Sweden
1990s	0.933	0.979	0.046	Sweden
2000s	0.933	0.979	0.046	Sweden
2010s	0.9347	0.9683	0.0336	Sweden
2020s	0.919	0.945	0.026	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Netherlands or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.924 against 0.919 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Netherlands and Sweden?: 0.005, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Netherlands ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th 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: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.