Equal Rights Protection Index in Armenia
Armenia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.855 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Armenia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Armenia is 0.855, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Armenia peaked at 0.937 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.421, in 1921.
Armenia ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.43 | 0.429 | 0.431 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.5843 | 0.421 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6341 | 0.63 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6582 | 0.63 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6746 | 0.668 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6812 | 0.673 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6729 | 0.617 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7941 | 0.779 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7181 | 0.701 | 0.758 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.745 | 0.711 | 0.856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.899 | 0.855 | 0.937 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,578 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.371 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.8 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.319 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Armenia?
- Equal rights protection index in Armenia was 0.855 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2022.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.421 in 1921.
- How does Armenia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Armenia ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.