Which has higher equal rights protection index, Somalia or Uganda?

Somalia, at 0.306 against 0.267 in Uganda as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?

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.

Somalia vs Uganda: Equal Rights Protection Index

Somalia

0.306

in 2025

Uganda

0.267

in 2025

Somalia rank

145th

Uganda rank

148th

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Somalia
Uganda

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.306 against 0.267 in Uganda, a difference of 0.039.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.

Somalia ranks 145th and Uganda ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.042	0.3562	0.3142	Uganda
1910s	0.042	0.355	0.313	Uganda
1920s	0.042	0.355	0.313	Uganda
1930s	0.074	0.355	0.281	Uganda
1940s	0.074	0.355	0.281	Uganda
1950s	0.078	0.3731	0.2951	Uganda
1960s	0.1156	0.6048	0.4892	Uganda
1970s	0.125	0.6366	0.5116	Uganda
1980s	0.125	0.6747	0.5497	Uganda
1990s	0.0211	0.6486	0.6275	Uganda
2000s	0.016	0.5823	0.5663	Uganda
2010s	0.1018	0.5391	0.4373	Uganda
2020s	0.26	0.4108	0.1508	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Somalia or Uganda?: Somalia, at 0.306 against 0.267 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Somalia and Uganda?: 0.039, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Somalia ranks 145th and Uganda ranks 148th 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.