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Portugal vs United States: Equal Rights Protection Index

Portugal
0.614
in 2025
United States
0.608
in 2025
Portugal rank
100th
United States rank
101st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.614 against 0.608 in United States, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Portugal ranks 100th and United States ranks 101st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and United States in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1780s 0.014 0.338 0.324 United States
1790s 0.014 0.338 0.324 United States
1800s 0.014 0.338 0.324 United States
1810s 0.014 0.338 0.324 United States
1820s 0.0298 0.338 0.3082 United States
1830s 0.1558 0.338 0.1822 United States
1840s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1850s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1860s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1870s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1880s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1890s 0.251 0.338 0.087 United States
1900s 0.284 0.373 0.089 United States
1910s 0.334 0.373 0.039 United States
1920s 0.2825 0.372 0.0895 United States
1930s 0.2752 0.372 0.0968 United States
1940s 0.2785 0.4386 0.1601 United States
1950s 0.283 0.449 0.166 United States
1960s 0.2897 0.593 0.3033 United States
1970s 0.682 0.8569 0.1749 United States
1980s 0.93 0.859 0.071 Portugal
1990s 0.93 0.851 0.079 Portugal
2000s 0.93 0.8489 0.0811 Portugal
2010s 0.9185 0.8283 0.0902 Portugal
2020s 0.814 0.684 0.13 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Portugal or United States?
Portugal, at 0.614 against 0.608 in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Portugal and United States?
0.006, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for equal rights protection index?
Portugal ranks 100th and United States ranks 101st 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

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