Equal Rights Protection Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.178 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Rights Protection Index in Eswatini, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Eswatini stood at 0.178.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Eswatini peaked at 0.261 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1909.
That places Eswatini 161st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0517 | 0.049 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0.049 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.122 | 0.109 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.225 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.218 | 0.218 | 0.218 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2205 | 0.22 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2354 | 0.169 | 0.261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1793 | 0.167 | 0.189 | 6 |
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More social development data for Eswatini
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 220 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.097 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.206 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.206 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Eswatini?
- Equal rights protection index in Eswatini was 0.178 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.261 in 2011.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1909.
- How does Eswatini rank for equal rights protection index?
- Eswatini ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.