Equal Rights Protection Index in Canada
Canada: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.456 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Canada, 1841–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Canada is 0.456, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 185 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Canada peaked at 0.801 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.456, in 2025.
That places Canada 127th 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 185 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.657 | 0.657 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.687 | 0.687 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.687 | 0.687 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.687 | 0.687 | 0.687 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.696 | 0.687 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.697 | 0.697 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7078 | 0.697 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7712 | 0.76 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7744 | 0.774 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.774 | 0.774 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7702 | 0.76 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5652 | 0.456 | 0.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 124 Peru 0.481 compare
- 125 Equatorial Guinea 0.467 compare
- 126 Dominican Republic 0.459 compare
- 128 Mauritania 0.452 compare
- 129 Eritrea 0.449 compare
- 130 Libya 0.426 compare
More social development data for Canada
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 416,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 360 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.897 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.589 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.897 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Canada?
- Equal rights protection index in Canada was 0.456 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.801 in 2018.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.456 in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for equal rights protection index?
- Canada ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.