Equal Rights Protection Index in Congo
Congo: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.084 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Congo, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Congo stood at 0.084. That is the lowest value across all 123 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Congo peaked at 0.366 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.084, in 2025.
Congo ranks 169th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2932 | 0.167 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1638 | 0.142 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.142 | 0.142 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2727 | 0.153 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.156 | 0.156 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1381 | 0.111 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2353 | 0.084 | 0.276 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 166 North Korea 0.099 compare
- 167 Tajikistan 0.098 compare
- 168 Yemen 0.086 compare
- 170 Central African Republic 0.077 compare
- 171 Angola 0.076 compare
- 172 Haiti 0.069 compare
More social development data for Congo
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,134 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.326 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.188 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Congo?
- Equal rights protection index in Congo was 0.084 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.366 in 1993.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.084 in 2025.
- How does Congo rank for equal rights protection index?
- Congo ranks 169th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.