Equal Rights Protection Index in Germany
Germany: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.973 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Equal Rights Protection Index in Germany, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Germany is 0.973, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 191 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Germany peaked at 0.973 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.087, in 1789.
Germany ranks 4th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0903 | 0.087 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.561 | 0.12 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.638 | 0.638 | 0.638 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6791 | 0.638 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.829 | 0.829 | 0.829 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5286 | 0.401 | 0.813 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.401 | 0.401 | 0.401 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.973 | 0.973 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.973 | 0.973 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.973 | 0.973 | 0.973 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More social development data for Germany
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.66 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 3 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.782 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.94 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.593 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.94 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Germany?
- Equal rights protection index in Germany was 0.973 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.973 in 2000.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 in 1789.
- How does Germany rank for equal rights protection index?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.