What is equal rights protection index in Ireland?

Equal rights protection index in Ireland was 0.958 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2020.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 1789.

How does Ireland rank for equal rights protection index?

Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Ireland 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Ireland

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Ireland
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.958 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.958

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.958

in 2020

All-time low

0.023

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Ireland, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.958 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Ireland peaked at 0.958 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.023, in 1789.

Ireland ranks 6th 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Equal Rights Protection Index in Ireland, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.023	—
1790	0.023	+0.0%
1791	0.023	+0.0%
1792	0.023	+0.0%
1793	0.023	+0.0%
1794	0.023	+0.0%
1795	0.023	+0.0%
1796	0.023	+0.0%
1797	0.023	+0.0%
1798	0.023	+0.0%
1799	0.023	+0.0%
1800	0.023	+0.0%
1801	0.023	+0.0%
1802	0.023	+0.0%
1803	0.023	+0.0%
1804	0.023	+0.0%
1805	0.023	+0.0%
1806	0.023	+0.0%
1807	0.023	+0.0%
1808	0.023	+0.0%
1809	0.023	+0.0%
1810	0.023	+0.0%
1811	0.023	+0.0%
1812	0.023	+0.0%
1813	0.023	+0.0%
1814	0.023	+0.0%
1815	0.023	+0.0%
1816	0.023	+0.0%
1817	0.023	+0.0%
1818	0.023	+0.0%
1819	0.023	+0.0%
1820	0.023	+0.0%
1821	0.023	+0.0%
1822	0.023	+0.0%
1823	0.023	+0.0%
1824	0.023	+0.0%
1825	0.023	+0.0%
1826	0.023	+0.0%
1827	0.023	+0.0%
1828	0.023	+0.0%
1829	0.165	+617.4%
1830	0.165	+0.0%
1831	0.165	+0.0%
1832	0.165	+0.0%
1833	0.165	+0.0%
1834	0.165	+0.0%
1835	0.165	+0.0%
1836	0.165	+0.0%
1837	0.165	+0.0%
1838	0.165	+0.0%
1839	0.165	+0.0%
1840	0.165	+0.0%
1841	0.165	+0.0%
1842	0.165	+0.0%
1843	0.165	+0.0%
1844	0.165	+0.0%
1845	0.165	+0.0%
1846	0.165	+0.0%
1847	0.165	+0.0%
1848	0.165	+0.0%
1849	0.165	+0.0%
1850	0.165	+0.0%
1851	0.165	+0.0%
1852	0.165	+0.0%
1853	0.165	+0.0%
1854	0.165	+0.0%
1855	0.165	+0.0%
1856	0.165	+0.0%
1857	0.165	+0.0%
1858	0.165	+0.0%
1859	0.214	+29.7%
1860	0.214	+0.0%
1861	0.214	+0.0%
1862	0.214	+0.0%
1863	0.214	+0.0%
1864	0.214	+0.0%
1865	0.214	+0.0%
1866	0.214	+0.0%
1867	0.214	+0.0%
1868	0.214	+0.0%
1869	0.214	+0.0%
1870	0.214	+0.0%
1871	0.214	+0.0%
1872	0.214	+0.0%
1873	0.214	+0.0%
1874	0.214	+0.0%
1875	0.621	+190.2%
1876	0.621	+0.0%
1877	0.621	+0.0%
1878	0.621	+0.0%
1879	0.621	+0.0%
1880	0.621	+0.0%
1881	0.621	+0.0%
1882	0.621	+0.0%
1883	0.621	+0.0%
1884	0.621	+0.0%
1885	0.621	+0.0%
1886	0.621	+0.0%
1887	0.621	+0.0%
1888	0.621	+0.0%
1889	0.621	+0.0%
1890	0.621	+0.0%
1891	0.621	+0.0%
1892	0.621	+0.0%
1893	0.621	+0.0%
1894	0.621	+0.0%
1895	0.621	+0.0%
1896	0.621	+0.0%
1897	0.621	+0.0%
1898	0.621	+0.0%
1899	0.621	+0.0%
1900	0.685	+10.3%
1901	0.685	+0.0%
1902	0.685	+0.0%
1903	0.685	+0.0%
1904	0.685	+0.0%
1905	0.685	+0.0%
1906	0.685	+0.0%
1907	0.685	+0.0%
1908	0.685	+0.0%
1909	0.685	+0.0%
1910	0.685	+0.0%
1911	0.685	+0.0%
1912	0.685	+0.0%
1913	0.685	+0.0%
1914	0.685	+0.0%
1915	0.685	+0.0%
1916	0.685	+0.0%
1917	0.685	+0.0%
1918	0.685	+0.0%
1919	0.799	+16.6%
1920	0.663	-17.0%
1921	0.663	+0.0%
1922	0.731	+10.3%
1923	0.731	+0.0%
1924	0.831	+13.7%
1925	0.831	+0.0%
1926	0.831	+0.0%
1927	0.831	+0.0%
1928	0.831	+0.0%
1929	0.831	+0.0%
1930	0.831	+0.0%
1931	0.831	+0.0%
1932	0.831	+0.0%
1933	0.831	+0.0%
1934	0.831	+0.0%
1935	0.831	+0.0%
1936	0.831	+0.0%
1937	0.831	+0.0%
1938	0.831	+0.0%
1939	0.831	+0.0%
1940	0.831	+0.0%
1941	0.831	+0.0%
1942	0.831	+0.0%
1943	0.831	+0.0%
1944	0.831	+0.0%
1945	0.831	+0.0%
1946	0.831	+0.0%
1947	0.831	+0.0%
1948	0.831	+0.0%
1949	0.831	+0.0%
1950	0.831	+0.0%
1951	0.831	+0.0%
1952	0.831	+0.0%
1953	0.831	+0.0%
1954	0.831	+0.0%
1955	0.831	+0.0%
1956	0.831	+0.0%
1957	0.831	+0.0%
1958	0.831	+0.0%
1959	0.831	+0.0%
1960	0.831	+0.0%
1961	0.831	+0.0%
1962	0.831	+0.0%
1963	0.831	+0.0%
1964	0.831	+0.0%
1965	0.887	+6.7%
1966	0.887	+0.0%
1967	0.887	+0.0%
1968	0.887	+0.0%
1969	0.887	+0.0%
1970	0.887	+0.0%
1971	0.887	+0.0%
1972	0.887	+0.0%
1973	0.887	+0.0%
1974	0.887	+0.0%
1975	0.887	+0.0%
1976	0.887	+0.0%
1977	0.887	+0.0%
1978	0.887	+0.0%
1979	0.887	+0.0%
1980	0.887	+0.0%
1981	0.887	+0.0%
1982	0.887	+0.0%
1983	0.887	+0.0%
1984	0.887	+0.0%
1985	0.887	+0.0%
1986	0.932	+5.1%
1987	0.932	+0.0%
1988	0.932	+0.0%
1989	0.932	+0.0%
1990	0.932	+0.0%
1991	0.95	+1.9%
1992	0.95	+0.0%
1993	0.95	+0.0%
1994	0.95	+0.0%
1995	0.95	+0.0%
1996	0.95	+0.0%
1997	0.95	+0.0%
1998	0.95	+0.0%
1999	0.95	+0.0%
2000	0.95	+0.0%
2001	0.95	+0.0%
2002	0.95	+0.0%
2003	0.95	+0.0%
2004	0.95	+0.0%
2005	0.95	+0.0%
2006	0.953	+0.3%
2007	0.951	-0.2%
2008	0.95	-0.1%
2009	0.949	-0.1%
2010	0.949	+0.0%
2011	0.949	+0.0%
2012	0.951	+0.2%
2013	0.943	-0.8%
2014	0.941	-0.2%
2015	0.949	+0.9%
2016	0.951	+0.2%
2017	0.953	+0.2%
2018	0.955	+0.2%
2019	0.946	-0.9%
2020	0.958	+1.3%
2021	0.958	+0.0%
2022	0.958	+0.0%
2023	0.958	+0.0%
2024	0.958	+0.0%
2025	0.958	+0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

Ireland's 0.958 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Ireland's 0.958 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	0.023	0.023	0.023	1
1790s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1800s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1810s	0.023	0.023	0.023	10
1820s	0.0372	0.023	0.165	10
1830s	0.165	0.165	0.165	10
1840s	0.165	0.165	0.165	10
1850s	0.1699	0.165	0.214	10
1860s	0.214	0.214	0.214	10
1870s	0.4175	0.214	0.621	10
1880s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1890s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1900s	0.685	0.685	0.685	10
1910s	0.6964	0.685	0.799	10
1920s	0.7774	0.663	0.831	10
1930s	0.831	0.831	0.831	10
1940s	0.831	0.831	0.831	10
1950s	0.831	0.831	0.831	10
1960s	0.859	0.831	0.887	10
1970s	0.887	0.887	0.887	10
1980s	0.905	0.887	0.932	10
1990s	0.9482	0.932	0.95	10
2000s	0.9503	0.949	0.953	10
2010s	0.9487	0.941	0.955	10
2020s	0.958	0.958	0.958	6

Countries ranked near Ireland

3 Japan 0.978 compare
4 Germany 0.973 compare
5 Belgium 0.962 compare
6 Latvia 0.958 compare
8 Norway 0.956 compare
9 Czechia 0.955 compare
9 Switzerland 0.955 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Ireland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 137,869 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (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 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 69 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Ireland?: Equal rights protection index in Ireland was 0.958 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2020.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.023 in 1789.
How does Ireland rank for equal rights protection index?: Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland 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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Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.