Equal Rights Protection Index in Czechia
Czechia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.955 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Czechia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Czechia is 0.955, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Czechia peaked at 0.955 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.334, in 1789.
Czechia ranks 9th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.334 | — |
| 1790 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.466 | +39.5% |
| 1868 | 0.733 | +57.3% |
| 1869 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.637 | -13.1% |
| 1915 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.832 | +30.6% |
| 1919 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.81 | -2.6% |
| 1934 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.81 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.805 | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.685 | -14.9% |
| 1940 | 0.655 | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.655 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.858 | +31.0% |
| 1946 | 0.931 | +8.5% |
| 1947 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.823 | -11.6% |
| 1949 | 0.822 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.836 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.847 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.848 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.921 | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.933 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.953 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.944 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.946 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.946 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.947 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.935 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.955 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.952 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.955 | +0.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.955 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.955 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.334 | 0.334 | 0.334 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.427 | 0.334 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7144 | 0.637 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.832 | 0.832 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8036 | 0.685 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.764 | 0.655 | 0.931 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.822 | 0.822 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8276 | 0.822 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8394 | 0.836 | 0.848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.921 | 0.921 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.931 | 0.921 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9483 | 0.935 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.954 | 0.952 | 0.955 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More social development data for Czechia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0363 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 Czechia?
- Equal rights protection index in Czechia was 0.955 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2020.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.334 in 1789.
- How does Czechia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Czechia ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.