Which has higher equal rights protection index, Sri Lanka or United States?

United States, at 0.608 against 0.602 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Sri Lanka and United States?

0.006, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?

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.

Sri Lanka vs United States: Equal Rights Protection Index

Sri Lanka

0.602

in 2025

United States

0.608

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

104th

United States rank

101st

Equal Rights Protection Index over time

Sri Lanka
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.608 against 0.602 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.006.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 104th and United States ranks 101st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.546	0.373	0.173	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.546	0.373	0.173	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.546	0.372	0.174	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.546	0.372	0.174	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.5579	0.4386	0.1193	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.6308	0.449	0.1818	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.6286	0.593	0.0356	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.6234	0.8569	0.2335	United States
1980s	0.5541	0.859	0.3049	United States
1990s	0.548	0.851	0.303	United States
2000s	0.548	0.8489	0.3009	United States
2010s	0.5234	0.8283	0.3049	United States
2020s	0.5552	0.684	0.1288	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher equal rights protection index, Sri Lanka or United States?: United States, at 0.608 against 0.602 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Sri Lanka and United States?: 0.006, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for equal rights protection index?: Sri Lanka ranks 104th 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: 30 October 2026

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