Equal Rights Protection Index in Croatia
Croatia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.743 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.743
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.868
in 2009
All-time low
0.105
in 1941
Years of data
85
1941–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Croatia stood at 0.743.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Croatia peaked at 0.868 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 1941.
That places Croatia 57th 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 85 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.105 | — |
| 1942 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.69 | +557.1% |
| 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 | 0.673 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.719 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.72 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.78 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.802 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.825 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.857 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.863 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.868 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.838 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.82 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.813 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.833 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.834 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.776 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.798 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.703 | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.719 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.743 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.743 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.743 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4544 | 0.105 | 0.745 | 9 |
| 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 | 0.7326 | 0.612 | 0.802 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8491 | 0.825 | 0.868 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8254 | 0.8 | 0.838 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.747 | 0.703 | 0.798 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 54 Slovakia 0.747 compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 0.746 compare
- 56 Suriname 0.744 compare
- 58 Montenegro 0.741 compare
- 58 Nigeria 0.741 compare
- 60 South Africa 0.74 compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Croatia?
- Equal rights protection index in Croatia was 0.743 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.868 in 2009.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 1941.
- How does Croatia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.