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.
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
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 395,559 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.794 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.948 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.562 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.948 (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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.