Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Equal Rights Protection Index
Tajikistan
0.098
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.172
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
164th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.172 against 0.098 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.074.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.8 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 164th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Tajikistan averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0664 | 0.0664 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.154 | 0.154 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.5843 | 0.5843 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.6341 | 0.6341 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6582 | 0.6582 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6746 | 0.6746 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6812 | 0.6812 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.6729 | 0.6729 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6715 | 0.2926 | 0.3789 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.535 | 0.249 | 0.286 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.2969 | 0.2204 | 0.0765 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.1237 | 0.1757 | 0.052 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.172 against 0.098 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.074, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Tajikistan ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 164th 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
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.