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Equal Rights Protection Index in China

China: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.368 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.368
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
139th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.659
in 1951
All-time low
0.02
in 1911
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in China, 1789–2025

00.20.40.6178919072025

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

Analysis

China recorded 0.368 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in China peaked at 0.659 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1911.

That places China 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Equal Rights Protection Index in China, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.021 —
1790 0.021 +0.0%
1791 0.021 +0.0%
1792 0.021 +0.0%
1793 0.021 +0.0%
1794 0.021 +0.0%
1795 0.021 +0.0%
1796 0.021 +0.0%
1797 0.021 +0.0%
1798 0.021 +0.0%
1799 0.021 +0.0%
1800 0.021 +0.0%
1801 0.021 +0.0%
1802 0.021 +0.0%
1803 0.021 +0.0%
1804 0.021 +0.0%
1805 0.021 +0.0%
1806 0.021 +0.0%
1807 0.021 +0.0%
1808 0.021 +0.0%
1809 0.021 +0.0%
1810 0.021 +0.0%
1811 0.021 +0.0%
1812 0.021 +0.0%
1813 0.021 +0.0%
1814 0.021 +0.0%
1815 0.021 +0.0%
1816 0.021 +0.0%
1817 0.021 +0.0%
1818 0.021 +0.0%
1819 0.021 +0.0%
1820 0.021 +0.0%
1821 0.021 +0.0%
1822 0.021 +0.0%
1823 0.021 +0.0%
1824 0.021 +0.0%
1825 0.021 +0.0%
1826 0.021 +0.0%
1827 0.021 +0.0%
1828 0.021 +0.0%
1829 0.021 +0.0%
1830 0.021 +0.0%
1831 0.021 +0.0%
1832 0.021 +0.0%
1833 0.021 +0.0%
1834 0.021 +0.0%
1835 0.021 +0.0%
1836 0.021 +0.0%
1837 0.021 +0.0%
1838 0.021 +0.0%
1839 0.021 +0.0%
1840 0.021 +0.0%
1841 0.021 +0.0%
1842 0.021 +0.0%
1843 0.021 +0.0%
1844 0.021 +0.0%
1845 0.021 +0.0%
1846 0.021 +0.0%
1847 0.021 +0.0%
1848 0.021 +0.0%
1849 0.021 +0.0%
1850 0.021 +0.0%
1851 0.021 +0.0%
1852 0.021 +0.0%
1853 0.021 +0.0%
1854 0.021 +0.0%
1855 0.021 +0.0%
1856 0.021 +0.0%
1857 0.021 +0.0%
1858 0.021 +0.0%
1859 0.021 +0.0%
1860 0.021 +0.0%
1861 0.021 +0.0%
1862 0.021 +0.0%
1863 0.021 +0.0%
1864 0.021 +0.0%
1865 0.021 +0.0%
1866 0.021 +0.0%
1867 0.021 +0.0%
1868 0.021 +0.0%
1869 0.021 +0.0%
1870 0.021 +0.0%
1871 0.021 +0.0%
1872 0.021 +0.0%
1873 0.021 +0.0%
1874 0.021 +0.0%
1875 0.021 +0.0%
1876 0.021 +0.0%
1877 0.021 +0.0%
1878 0.021 +0.0%
1879 0.021 +0.0%
1880 0.021 +0.0%
1881 0.021 +0.0%
1882 0.021 +0.0%
1883 0.021 +0.0%
1884 0.021 +0.0%
1885 0.021 +0.0%
1886 0.021 +0.0%
1887 0.021 +0.0%
1888 0.021 +0.0%
1889 0.021 +0.0%
1890 0.021 +0.0%
1891 0.021 +0.0%
1892 0.021 +0.0%
1893 0.021 +0.0%
1894 0.021 +0.0%
1895 0.021 +0.0%
1896 0.021 +0.0%
1897 0.021 +0.0%
1898 0.021 +0.0%
1899 0.021 +0.0%
1900 0.021 +0.0%
1901 0.021 +0.0%
1902 0.021 +0.0%
1903 0.021 +0.0%
1904 0.021 +0.0%
1905 0.021 +0.0%
1906 0.021 +0.0%
1907 0.021 +0.0%
1908 0.021 +0.0%
1909 0.021 +0.0%
1910 0.021 +0.0%
1911 0.02 -4.8%
1912 0.074 +270.0%
1913 0.18 +143.2%
1914 0.18 +0.0%
1915 0.169 -6.1%
1916 0.169 +0.0%
1917 0.169 +0.0%
1918 0.169 +0.0%
1919 0.169 +0.0%
1920 0.173 +2.4%
1921 0.173 +0.0%
1922 0.173 +0.0%
1923 0.173 +0.0%
1924 0.173 +0.0%
1925 0.174 +0.6%
1926 0.198 +13.8%
1927 0.198 +0.0%
1928 0.19 -4.0%
1929 0.309 +62.6%
1930 0.304 -1.6%
1931 0.304 +0.0%
1932 0.304 +0.0%
1933 0.31 +2.0%
1934 0.31 +0.0%
1935 0.311 +0.3%
1936 0.311 +0.0%
1937 0.304 -2.3%
1938 0.306 +0.7%
1939 0.306 +0.0%
1940 0.306 +0.0%
1941 0.306 +0.0%
1942 0.306 +0.0%
1943 0.306 +0.0%
1944 0.306 +0.0%
1945 0.306 +0.0%
1946 0.286 -6.5%
1947 0.286 +0.0%
1948 0.286 +0.0%
1949 0.541 +89.2%
1950 0.657 +21.4%
1951 0.659 +0.3%
1952 0.659 +0.0%
1953 0.659 +0.0%
1954 0.659 +0.0%
1955 0.659 +0.0%
1956 0.657 -0.3%
1957 0.639 -2.7%
1958 0.643 +0.6%
1959 0.639 -0.6%
1960 0.639 +0.0%
1961 0.639 +0.0%
1962 0.644 +0.8%
1963 0.644 +0.0%
1964 0.644 +0.0%
1965 0.639 -0.8%
1966 0.638 -0.2%
1967 0.635 -0.5%
1968 0.635 +0.0%
1969 0.635 +0.0%
1970 0.635 +0.0%
1971 0.635 +0.0%
1972 0.635 +0.0%
1973 0.635 +0.0%
1974 0.635 +0.0%
1975 0.635 +0.0%
1976 0.635 +0.0%
1977 0.635 +0.0%
1978 0.579 -8.8%
1979 0.384 -33.7%
1980 0.423 +10.2%
1981 0.439 +3.8%
1982 0.433 -1.4%
1983 0.44 +1.6%
1984 0.429 -2.5%
1985 0.432 +0.7%
1986 0.435 +0.7%
1987 0.437 +0.5%
1988 0.437 +0.0%
1989 0.431 -1.4%
1990 0.425 -1.4%
1991 0.441 +3.8%
1992 0.441 +0.0%
1993 0.407 -7.7%
1994 0.409 +0.5%
1995 0.392 -4.2%
1996 0.401 +2.3%
1997 0.41 +2.2%
1998 0.365 -11.0%
1999 0.368 +0.8%
2000 0.328 -10.9%
2001 0.336 +2.4%
2002 0.327 -2.7%
2003 0.339 +3.7%
2004 0.32 -5.6%
2005 0.346 +8.1%
2006 0.353 +2.0%
2007 0.342 -3.1%
2008 0.36 +5.3%
2009 0.348 -3.3%
2010 0.355 +2.0%
2011 0.343 -3.4%
2012 0.337 -1.7%
2013 0.353 +4.7%
2014 0.338 -4.2%
2015 0.347 +2.7%
2016 0.342 -1.4%
2017 0.345 +0.9%
2018 0.33 -4.3%
2019 0.319 -3.3%
2020 0.339 +6.3%
2021 0.353 +4.1%
2022 0.356 +0.8%
2023 0.367 +3.1%
2024 0.352 -4.1%
2025 0.368 +4.5%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.368 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.368 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.641, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.021 0.021 0.021 1
1790s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1800s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1810s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1820s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1830s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1840s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1850s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1860s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1870s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1880s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1890s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1900s 0.021 0.021 0.021 10
1910s 0.132 0.02 0.18 10
1920s 0.1934 0.173 0.309 10
1930s 0.307 0.304 0.311 10
1940s 0.3235 0.286 0.541 10
1950s 0.653 0.639 0.659 10
1960s 0.6392 0.635 0.644 10
1970s 0.6043 0.384 0.635 10
1980s 0.4336 0.423 0.44 10
1990s 0.4059 0.365 0.441 10
2000s 0.3399 0.32 0.36 10
2010s 0.3409 0.319 0.355 10
2020s 0.3558 0.339 0.368 6

Countries ranked near China

  1. 136 Namibia 0.401 compare
  2. 137 Bangladesh 0.374 compare
  3. 138 Guatemala 0.371 compare
  4. 140 Mexico 0.363 compare
  5. 141 Madagascar 0.336 compare
  6. 142 Bahrain 0.323 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in China?
Equal rights protection index in China was 0.368 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 1951.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1911.
How does China rank for equal rights protection index?
China ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.