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Equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Equal rights protection index was 0.572 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.572
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
108th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.76
in 1950
All-time low
0.272
in 1940
Years of data
197
1789–2025

Equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.572, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.76 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.272, in 1940.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 197 years of available data.

Equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.387 —
1790 0.387 +0.0%
1791 0.387 +0.0%
1792 0.387 +0.0%
1793 0.387 +0.0%
1794 0.387 +0.0%
1795 0.387 +0.0%
1796 0.387 +0.0%
1797 0.387 +0.0%
1798 0.387 +0.0%
1799 0.387 +0.0%
1800 0.387 +0.0%
1801 0.387 +0.0%
1802 0.387 +0.0%
1803 0.387 +0.0%
1804 0.387 +0.0%
1805 0.387 +0.0%
1806 0.387 +0.0%
1807 0.387 +0.0%
1808 0.387 +0.0%
1809 0.387 +0.0%
1810 0.387 +0.0%
1811 0.387 +0.0%
1812 0.387 +0.0%
1813 0.387 +0.0%
1814 0.387 +0.0%
1815 0.387 +0.0%
1816 0.387 +0.0%
1817 0.387 +0.0%
1818 0.387 +0.0%
1819 0.387 +0.0%
1820 0.387 +0.0%
1821 0.387 +0.0%
1822 0.387 +0.0%
1823 0.387 +0.0%
1824 0.387 +0.0%
1825 0.387 +0.0%
1826 0.387 +0.0%
1827 0.387 +0.0%
1828 0.387 +0.0%
1829 0.387 +0.0%
1830 0.387 +0.0%
1831 0.303 -21.7%
1832 0.303 +0.0%
1833 0.303 +0.0%
1834 0.303 +0.0%
1835 0.303 +0.0%
1836 0.303 +0.0%
1837 0.303 +0.0%
1838 0.303 +0.0%
1839 0.506 +67.0%
1840 0.55 +8.7%
1841 0.55 +0.0%
1842 0.55 +0.0%
1843 0.55 +0.0%
1844 0.55 +0.0%
1845 0.55 +0.0%
1846 0.55 +0.0%
1847 0.55 +0.0%
1848 0.55 +0.0%
1849 0.55 +0.0%
1850 0.55 +0.0%
1851 0.55 +0.0%
1852 0.55 +0.0%
1853 0.55 +0.0%
1854 0.55 +0.0%
1855 0.55 +0.0%
1856 0.55 +0.0%
1857 0.55 +0.0%
1858 0.55 +0.0%
1859 0.55 +0.0%
1860 0.55 +0.0%
1861 0.55 +0.0%
1862 0.55 +0.0%
1863 0.55 +0.0%
1864 0.55 +0.0%
1865 0.55 +0.0%
1866 0.584 +6.2%
1867 0.584 +0.0%
1868 0.584 +0.0%
1869 0.584 +0.0%
1870 0.584 +0.0%
1871 0.584 +0.0%
1872 0.584 +0.0%
1873 0.584 +0.0%
1874 0.584 +0.0%
1875 0.584 +0.0%
1876 0.584 +0.0%
1877 0.367 -37.2%
1878 0.367 +0.0%
1919 0.333 -9.3%
1920 0.333 +0.0%
1921 0.333 +0.0%
1922 0.333 +0.0%
1923 0.333 +0.0%
1924 0.333 +0.0%
1925 0.333 +0.0%
1926 0.333 +0.0%
1927 0.333 +0.0%
1928 0.333 +0.0%
1929 0.333 +0.0%
1930 0.333 +0.0%
1931 0.333 +0.0%
1932 0.333 +0.0%
1933 0.333 +0.0%
1934 0.333 +0.0%
1935 0.333 +0.0%
1936 0.333 +0.0%
1937 0.333 +0.0%
1938 0.333 +0.0%
1939 0.333 +0.0%
1940 0.272 -18.3%
1941 0.303 +11.4%
1942 0.303 +0.0%
1943 0.303 +0.0%
1944 0.423 +39.6%
1945 0.69 +63.1%
1946 0.745 +8.0%
1947 0.745 +0.0%
1948 0.745 +0.0%
1949 0.745 +0.0%
1950 0.76 +2.0%
1951 0.76 +0.0%
1952 0.76 +0.0%
1953 0.76 +0.0%
1954 0.76 +0.0%
1955 0.76 +0.0%
1956 0.76 +0.0%
1957 0.76 +0.0%
1958 0.76 +0.0%
1959 0.76 +0.0%
1960 0.76 +0.0%
1961 0.76 +0.0%
1962 0.76 +0.0%
1963 0.76 +0.0%
1964 0.76 +0.0%
1965 0.703 -7.5%
1966 0.703 +0.0%
1967 0.703 +0.0%
1968 0.703 +0.0%
1969 0.703 +0.0%
1970 0.703 +0.0%
1971 0.703 +0.0%
1972 0.703 +0.0%
1973 0.703 +0.0%
1974 0.703 +0.0%
1975 0.659 -6.3%
1976 0.659 +0.0%
1977 0.659 +0.0%
1978 0.659 +0.0%
1979 0.688 +4.4%
1980 0.679 -1.3%
1981 0.679 +0.0%
1982 0.679 +0.0%
1983 0.679 +0.0%
1984 0.679 +0.0%
1985 0.679 +0.0%
1986 0.679 +0.0%
1987 0.679 +0.0%
1988 0.679 +0.0%
1989 0.679 +0.0%
1990 0.612 -9.9%
1991 0.604 -1.3%
1992 0.462 -23.5%
1993 0.462 +0.0%
1994 0.462 +0.0%
1995 0.462 +0.0%
1996 0.59 +27.7%
1997 0.59 +0.0%
1998 0.598 +1.4%
1999 0.611 +2.2%
2000 0.62 +1.5%
2001 0.634 +2.3%
2002 0.603 -4.9%
2003 0.603 +0.0%
2004 0.603 +0.0%
2005 0.603 +0.0%
2006 0.603 +0.0%
2007 0.603 +0.0%
2008 0.634 +5.1%
2009 0.634 +0.0%
2010 0.634 +0.0%
2011 0.634 +0.0%
2012 0.634 +0.0%
2013 0.634 +0.0%
2014 0.634 +0.0%
2015 0.617 -2.7%
2016 0.609 -1.3%
2017 0.616 +1.1%
2018 0.611 -0.8%
2019 0.595 -2.6%
2020 0.591 -0.7%
2021 0.614 +3.9%
2022 0.573 -6.7%
2023 0.59 +3.0%
2024 0.541 -8.3%
2025 0.572 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.387 0.387 0.387 1
1790s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1800s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1810s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1820s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1830s 0.3317 0.303 0.506 10
1840s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1850s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1860s 0.5636 0.55 0.584 10
1870s 0.5358 0.367 0.584 9
1910s 0.333 0.333 0.333 1
1920s 0.333 0.333 0.333 10
1930s 0.333 0.333 0.333 10
1940s 0.5274 0.272 0.745 10
1950s 0.76 0.76 0.76 10
1960s 0.7315 0.703 0.76 10
1970s 0.6839 0.659 0.703 10
1980s 0.679 0.679 0.679 10
1990s 0.5453 0.462 0.612 10
2000s 0.614 0.603 0.634 10
2010s 0.6218 0.595 0.634 10
2020s 0.5802 0.541 0.614 6

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 105 Palestine, State of 0.599 compare
  2. 106 Kuwait 0.596 compare
  3. 107 Albania 0.589 compare
  4. 109 Türkiye 0.565 compare
  5. 110 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.56 compare
  6. 111 Panama 0.548 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Equal rights protection index in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.572 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 1950.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.272 in 1940.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for equal rights protection index?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 108th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
The figures come from 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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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