What is equal rights protection index in Australia?

Equal rights protection index in Australia was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 1985.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.073 in 1789.

How does Australia rank for equal rights protection index?

Australia ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Australia

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Australia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.859 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.859

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.929

in 1985

All-time low

0.073

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Australia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Australia is 0.859, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Australia peaked at 0.929 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.073, in 1789.

Australia ranks 26th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Equal Rights Protection Index in Australia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.073	—
1790	0.073	+0.0%
1791	0.073	+0.0%
1792	0.073	+0.0%
1793	0.073	+0.0%
1794	0.073	+0.0%
1795	0.073	+0.0%
1796	0.073	+0.0%
1797	0.073	+0.0%
1798	0.073	+0.0%
1799	0.073	+0.0%
1800	0.073	+0.0%
1801	0.073	+0.0%
1802	0.073	+0.0%
1803	0.073	+0.0%
1804	0.073	+0.0%
1805	0.073	+0.0%
1806	0.073	+0.0%
1807	0.073	+0.0%
1808	0.073	+0.0%
1809	0.073	+0.0%
1810	0.073	+0.0%
1811	0.073	+0.0%
1812	0.073	+0.0%
1813	0.073	+0.0%
1814	0.073	+0.0%
1815	0.073	+0.0%
1816	0.073	+0.0%
1817	0.073	+0.0%
1818	0.073	+0.0%
1819	0.073	+0.0%
1820	0.073	+0.0%
1821	0.073	+0.0%
1822	0.073	+0.0%
1823	0.073	+0.0%
1824	0.073	+0.0%
1825	0.073	+0.0%
1826	0.073	+0.0%
1827	0.073	+0.0%
1828	0.073	+0.0%
1829	0.073	+0.0%
1830	0.073	+0.0%
1831	0.073	+0.0%
1832	0.073	+0.0%
1833	0.073	+0.0%
1834	0.073	+0.0%
1835	0.073	+0.0%
1836	0.073	+0.0%
1837	0.073	+0.0%
1838	0.073	+0.0%
1839	0.073	+0.0%
1840	0.073	+0.0%
1841	0.493	+575.3%
1842	0.493	+0.0%
1843	0.493	+0.0%
1844	0.493	+0.0%
1845	0.493	+0.0%
1846	0.493	+0.0%
1847	0.493	+0.0%
1848	0.493	+0.0%
1849	0.493	+0.0%
1850	0.493	+0.0%
1851	0.493	+0.0%
1852	0.493	+0.0%
1853	0.493	+0.0%
1854	0.493	+0.0%
1855	0.493	+0.0%
1856	0.493	+0.0%
1857	0.493	+0.0%
1858	0.493	+0.0%
1859	0.493	+0.0%
1860	0.493	+0.0%
1861	0.493	+0.0%
1862	0.493	+0.0%
1863	0.493	+0.0%
1864	0.493	+0.0%
1865	0.493	+0.0%
1866	0.493	+0.0%
1867	0.493	+0.0%
1868	0.493	+0.0%
1869	0.493	+0.0%
1870	0.493	+0.0%
1871	0.493	+0.0%
1872	0.493	+0.0%
1873	0.493	+0.0%
1874	0.493	+0.0%
1875	0.493	+0.0%
1876	0.493	+0.0%
1877	0.493	+0.0%
1878	0.493	+0.0%
1879	0.493	+0.0%
1880	0.493	+0.0%
1881	0.493	+0.0%
1882	0.493	+0.0%
1883	0.493	+0.0%
1884	0.493	+0.0%
1885	0.493	+0.0%
1886	0.493	+0.0%
1887	0.493	+0.0%
1888	0.493	+0.0%
1889	0.493	+0.0%
1890	0.493	+0.0%
1891	0.493	+0.0%
1892	0.493	+0.0%
1893	0.493	+0.0%
1894	0.493	+0.0%
1895	0.493	+0.0%
1896	0.493	+0.0%
1897	0.493	+0.0%
1898	0.493	+0.0%
1899	0.493	+0.0%
1900	0.493	+0.0%
1901	0.554	+12.4%
1902	0.554	+0.0%
1903	0.554	+0.0%
1904	0.554	+0.0%
1905	0.554	+0.0%
1906	0.554	+0.0%
1907	0.554	+0.0%
1908	0.554	+0.0%
1909	0.554	+0.0%
1910	0.554	+0.0%
1911	0.554	+0.0%
1912	0.554	+0.0%
1913	0.554	+0.0%
1914	0.554	+0.0%
1915	0.554	+0.0%
1916	0.554	+0.0%
1917	0.554	+0.0%
1918	0.554	+0.0%
1919	0.554	+0.0%
1920	0.554	+0.0%
1921	0.554	+0.0%
1922	0.554	+0.0%
1923	0.554	+0.0%
1924	0.554	+0.0%
1925	0.554	+0.0%
1926	0.554	+0.0%
1927	0.554	+0.0%
1928	0.554	+0.0%
1929	0.554	+0.0%
1930	0.554	+0.0%
1931	0.554	+0.0%
1932	0.554	+0.0%
1933	0.554	+0.0%
1934	0.554	+0.0%
1935	0.554	+0.0%
1936	0.554	+0.0%
1937	0.554	+0.0%
1938	0.554	+0.0%
1939	0.554	+0.0%
1940	0.554	+0.0%
1941	0.554	+0.0%
1942	0.561	+1.3%
1943	0.561	+0.0%
1944	0.604	+7.7%
1945	0.604	+0.0%
1946	0.604	+0.0%
1947	0.604	+0.0%
1948	0.604	+0.0%
1949	0.604	+0.0%
1950	0.63	+4.3%
1951	0.63	+0.0%
1952	0.63	+0.0%
1953	0.63	+0.0%
1954	0.63	+0.0%
1955	0.63	+0.0%
1956	0.63	+0.0%
1957	0.63	+0.0%
1958	0.63	+0.0%
1959	0.63	+0.0%
1960	0.818	+29.8%
1961	0.818	+0.0%
1962	0.818	+0.0%
1963	0.818	+0.0%
1964	0.818	+0.0%
1965	0.818	+0.0%
1966	0.818	+0.0%
1967	0.861	+5.3%
1968	0.859	-0.2%
1969	0.859	+0.0%
1970	0.906	+5.5%
1971	0.906	+0.0%
1972	0.906	+0.0%
1973	0.913	+0.8%
1974	0.913	+0.0%
1975	0.913	+0.0%
1976	0.913	+0.0%
1977	0.913	+0.0%
1978	0.913	+0.0%
1979	0.913	+0.0%
1980	0.913	+0.0%
1981	0.913	+0.0%
1982	0.913	+0.0%
1983	0.913	+0.0%
1984	0.922	+1.0%
1985	0.929	+0.8%
1986	0.929	+0.0%
1987	0.929	+0.0%
1988	0.929	+0.0%
1989	0.929	+0.0%
1990	0.921	-0.9%
1991	0.921	+0.0%
1992	0.921	+0.0%
1993	0.921	+0.0%
1994	0.921	+0.0%
1995	0.921	+0.0%
1996	0.921	+0.0%
1997	0.921	+0.0%
1998	0.921	+0.0%
1999	0.921	+0.0%
2000	0.921	+0.0%
2001	0.921	+0.0%
2002	0.921	+0.0%
2003	0.921	+0.0%
2004	0.921	+0.0%
2005	0.921	+0.0%
2006	0.921	+0.0%
2007	0.921	+0.0%
2008	0.921	+0.0%
2009	0.921	+0.0%
2010	0.9	-2.3%
2011	0.9	+0.0%
2012	0.9	+0.0%
2013	0.922	+2.4%
2014	0.926	+0.4%
2015	0.926	+0.0%
2016	0.926	+0.0%
2017	0.927	+0.1%
2018	0.927	+0.0%
2019	0.927	+0.0%
2020	0.859	-7.3%
2021	0.859	+0.0%
2022	0.859	+0.0%
2023	0.859	+0.0%
2024	0.859	+0.0%
2025	0.859	+0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 0.859 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Australia's 0.859 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.641, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.073	0.073	0.073	1
1790s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1800s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1810s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1820s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1830s	0.073	0.073	0.073	10
1840s	0.451	0.073	0.493	10
1850s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
1860s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
1870s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
1880s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
1890s	0.493	0.493	0.493	10
1900s	0.5479	0.493	0.554	10
1910s	0.554	0.554	0.554	10
1920s	0.554	0.554	0.554	10
1930s	0.554	0.554	0.554	10
1940s	0.5854	0.554	0.604	10
1950s	0.63	0.63	0.63	10
1960s	0.8305	0.818	0.861	10
1970s	0.9109	0.906	0.913	10
1980s	0.9219	0.913	0.929	10
1990s	0.921	0.921	0.921	10
2000s	0.921	0.921	0.921	10
2010s	0.9181	0.9	0.927	10
2020s	0.859	0.859	0.859	6

Countries ranked near Australia

23 Slovenia 0.885 compare
24 New Zealand 0.884 compare
25 Niger 0.879 compare
27 Singapore 0.858 compare
28 Armenia 0.855 compare
29 Israel 0.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Australia?: Equal rights protection index in Australia was 0.859 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.929 in 1985.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.073 in 1789.
How does Australia rank for equal rights protection index?: Australia ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia 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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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: 18 September 2026

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