What is equal rights protection index in Kenya?

Equal rights protection index in Kenya was 0.511 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.571 in 2021.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1952.

How does Kenya rank for equal rights protection index?

Kenya ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Kenya?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kenya 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 Kenya

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

Kenya: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.511 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.511

Change on year

up 5.6%

World rank

117th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.571

in 2021

All-time low

0.274

in 1952

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Kenya, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.511 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Kenya peaked at 0.571 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 1952.

Kenya ranks 117th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.429	0.393	0.453	10
1910s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1920s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1930s	0.393	0.393	0.393	10
1940s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1950s	0.2827	0.274	0.301	10
1960s	0.416	0.345	0.473	10
1970s	0.442	0.442	0.442	10
1980s	0.4626	0.462	0.464	10
1990s	0.4742	0.462	0.523	10
2000s	0.5246	0.519	0.526	10
2010s	0.5213	0.503	0.546	10
2020s	0.5312	0.484	0.571	6

Countries ranked near Kenya

114 Kazakhstan 0.522 compare
115 Oman 0.52 compare
116 Iraq 0.515 compare
117 Mozambique 0.511 compare
119 Rwanda 0.51 compare
120 Zimbabwe 0.505 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Kenya

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 617,125 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,325 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.446 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.74 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.335 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.74 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Kenya?: Equal rights protection index in Kenya was 0.511 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Kenya?: The highest recorded value was 0.571 in 2021.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Kenya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1952.
How does Kenya rank for equal rights protection index?: Kenya ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Kenya?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kenya 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

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: 07 August 2026

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