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

Taiwan, at 0.922 against 0.919 in Netherlands as of 2025.

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

232 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 Taiwan: Equal Rights Protection Index

Netherlands

0.919

in 2025

Taiwan

0.922

in 2025

Netherlands rank

15th

Taiwan rank

14th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Netherlands
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.922 against 0.919 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.163	0.021	0.142	Netherlands
1790s	0.1854	0.021	0.1644	Netherlands
1800s	0.242	0.021	0.221	Netherlands
1810s	0.2834	0.021	0.2624	Netherlands
1820s	0.194	0.021	0.173	Netherlands
1830s	0.194	0.021	0.173	Netherlands
1840s	0.3256	0.021	0.3046	Netherlands
1850s	0.696	0.021	0.675	Netherlands
1860s	0.696	0.021	0.675	Netherlands
1870s	0.696	0.021	0.675	Netherlands
1880s	0.696	0.021	0.675	Netherlands
1890s	0.696	0.021	0.675	Netherlands
1900s	0.733	0.328	0.405	Netherlands
1910s	0.7334	0.328	0.4054	Netherlands
1920s	0.735	0.3793	0.3557	Netherlands
1930s	0.735	0.3598	0.3752	Netherlands
1940s	0.9222	0.4333	0.4889	Netherlands
1950s	0.933	0.5425	0.3905	Netherlands
1960s	0.933	0.5451	0.3879	Netherlands
1970s	0.933	0.5642	0.3688	Netherlands
1980s	0.933	0.733	0.2	Netherlands
1990s	0.933	0.8505	0.0825	Netherlands
2000s	0.933	0.865	0.068	Netherlands
2010s	0.9347	0.8915	0.0432	Netherlands
2020s	0.919	0.9163	0.0027	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Netherlands or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 0.922 against 0.919 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Netherlands and Taiwan?: 0.003, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Taiwan?: 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Taiwan rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Netherlands ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 14th 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.