Which has higher equal rights protection index, Papua New Guinea or Peru?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.504 against 0.481 in Peru as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Papua New Guinea and Peru?

0.023, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Equal Rights Protection Index

Papua New Guinea

0.504

in 2025

Peru

0.481

in 2025

Papua New Guinea rank

121st

Peru rank

124th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Papua New Guinea
Peru

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.504 against 0.481 in Peru, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 121st and Peru ranks 124th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 8 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.01	0.037	0.027	Peru
1910s	0.01	0.0375	0.0275	Peru
1920s	0.01	0.038	0.028	Peru
1930s	0.01	0.0389	0.0289	Peru
1940s	0.1188	0.039	0.0798	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.282	0.039	0.243	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.282	0.2751	0.0069	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.4405	0.6295	0.189	Peru
1980s	0.599	0.2087	0.3903	Papua New Guinea
1990s	0.599	0.211	0.388	Papua New Guinea
2000s	0.599	0.5077	0.0913	Papua New Guinea
2010s	0.5822	0.5774	0.0048	Papua New Guinea
2020s	0.5693	0.5427	0.0267	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Papua New Guinea or Peru?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.504 against 0.481 in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Papua New Guinea and Peru?: 0.023, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Papua New Guinea ranks 121st and Peru ranks 124th 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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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: 30 October 2026

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