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Equal Rights Protection Index in Mexico

Mexico: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.363 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.363
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.385
in 1995
All-time low
0.057
in 1900
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Mexico, 1789–2025

0.10.20.30.4178919072025

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

Analysis

In 2025, equal rights protection index in Mexico stood at 0.363.

The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Mexico peaked at 0.385 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1900.

That places Mexico 140th 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.193 —
1790 0.193 +0.0%
1791 0.193 +0.0%
1792 0.193 +0.0%
1793 0.193 +0.0%
1794 0.193 +0.0%
1795 0.193 +0.0%
1796 0.193 +0.0%
1797 0.193 +0.0%
1798 0.193 +0.0%
1799 0.193 +0.0%
1800 0.193 +0.0%
1801 0.193 +0.0%
1802 0.193 +0.0%
1803 0.193 +0.0%
1804 0.193 +0.0%
1805 0.193 +0.0%
1806 0.193 +0.0%
1807 0.193 +0.0%
1808 0.193 +0.0%
1809 0.193 +0.0%
1810 0.193 +0.0%
1811 0.193 +0.0%
1812 0.193 +0.0%
1813 0.193 +0.0%
1814 0.193 +0.0%
1815 0.193 +0.0%
1816 0.193 +0.0%
1817 0.193 +0.0%
1818 0.193 +0.0%
1819 0.193 +0.0%
1820 0.193 +0.0%
1821 0.193 +0.0%
1822 0.193 +0.0%
1823 0.193 +0.0%
1824 0.065 -66.3%
1825 0.065 +0.0%
1826 0.065 +0.0%
1827 0.065 +0.0%
1828 0.065 +0.0%
1829 0.065 +0.0%
1830 0.065 +0.0%
1831 0.065 +0.0%
1832 0.065 +0.0%
1833 0.065 +0.0%
1834 0.065 +0.0%
1835 0.065 +0.0%
1836 0.065 +0.0%
1837 0.065 +0.0%
1838 0.065 +0.0%
1839 0.065 +0.0%
1840 0.065 +0.0%
1841 0.065 +0.0%
1842 0.065 +0.0%
1843 0.065 +0.0%
1844 0.065 +0.0%
1845 0.065 +0.0%
1846 0.065 +0.0%
1847 0.065 +0.0%
1848 0.065 +0.0%
1849 0.065 +0.0%
1850 0.065 +0.0%
1851 0.065 +0.0%
1852 0.065 +0.0%
1853 0.065 +0.0%
1854 0.065 +0.0%
1855 0.065 +0.0%
1856 0.065 +0.0%
1857 0.065 +0.0%
1858 0.075 +15.4%
1859 0.075 +0.0%
1860 0.075 +0.0%
1861 0.06 -20.0%
1862 0.06 +0.0%
1863 0.06 +0.0%
1864 0.06 +0.0%
1865 0.06 +0.0%
1866 0.06 +0.0%
1867 0.06 +0.0%
1868 0.06 +0.0%
1869 0.06 +0.0%
1870 0.06 +0.0%
1871 0.06 +0.0%
1872 0.06 +0.0%
1873 0.06 +0.0%
1874 0.06 +0.0%
1875 0.06 +0.0%
1876 0.06 +0.0%
1877 0.06 +0.0%
1878 0.06 +0.0%
1879 0.06 +0.0%
1880 0.06 +0.0%
1881 0.06 +0.0%
1882 0.06 +0.0%
1883 0.06 +0.0%
1884 0.06 +0.0%
1885 0.06 +0.0%
1886 0.06 +0.0%
1887 0.06 +0.0%
1888 0.06 +0.0%
1889 0.06 +0.0%
1890 0.06 +0.0%
1891 0.06 +0.0%
1892 0.06 +0.0%
1893 0.06 +0.0%
1894 0.06 +0.0%
1895 0.06 +0.0%
1896 0.06 +0.0%
1897 0.06 +0.0%
1898 0.06 +0.0%
1899 0.06 +0.0%
1900 0.057 -5.0%
1901 0.057 +0.0%
1902 0.057 +0.0%
1903 0.057 +0.0%
1904 0.057 +0.0%
1905 0.057 +0.0%
1906 0.057 +0.0%
1907 0.057 +0.0%
1908 0.057 +0.0%
1909 0.057 +0.0%
1910 0.057 +0.0%
1911 0.057 +0.0%
1912 0.057 +0.0%
1913 0.057 +0.0%
1914 0.057 +0.0%
1915 0.057 +0.0%
1916 0.057 +0.0%
1917 0.125 +119.3%
1918 0.195 +56.0%
1919 0.195 +0.0%
1920 0.171 -12.3%
1921 0.178 +4.1%
1922 0.178 +0.0%
1923 0.178 +0.0%
1924 0.178 +0.0%
1925 0.178 +0.0%
1926 0.178 +0.0%
1927 0.178 +0.0%
1928 0.178 +0.0%
1929 0.178 +0.0%
1930 0.212 +19.1%
1931 0.212 +0.0%
1932 0.212 +0.0%
1933 0.212 +0.0%
1934 0.293 +38.2%
1935 0.293 +0.0%
1936 0.293 +0.0%
1937 0.293 +0.0%
1938 0.301 +2.7%
1939 0.301 +0.0%
1940 0.301 +0.0%
1941 0.288 -4.3%
1942 0.288 +0.0%
1943 0.288 +0.0%
1944 0.288 +0.0%
1945 0.288 +0.0%
1946 0.288 +0.0%
1947 0.354 +22.9%
1948 0.354 +0.0%
1949 0.354 +0.0%
1950 0.354 +0.0%
1951 0.356 +0.6%
1952 0.356 +0.0%
1953 0.356 +0.0%
1954 0.356 +0.0%
1955 0.356 +0.0%
1956 0.356 +0.0%
1957 0.356 +0.0%
1958 0.356 +0.0%
1959 0.356 +0.0%
1960 0.356 +0.0%
1961 0.35 -1.7%
1962 0.35 +0.0%
1963 0.35 +0.0%
1964 0.35 +0.0%
1965 0.35 +0.0%
1966 0.35 +0.0%
1967 0.35 +0.0%
1968 0.35 +0.0%
1969 0.35 +0.0%
1970 0.356 +1.7%
1971 0.356 +0.0%
1972 0.369 +3.7%
1973 0.369 +0.0%
1974 0.369 +0.0%
1975 0.369 +0.0%
1976 0.369 +0.0%
1977 0.377 +2.2%
1978 0.377 +0.0%
1979 0.377 +0.0%
1980 0.377 +0.0%
1981 0.367 -2.7%
1982 0.367 +0.0%
1983 0.367 +0.0%
1984 0.367 +0.0%
1985 0.367 +0.0%
1986 0.367 +0.0%
1987 0.367 +0.0%
1988 0.367 +0.0%
1989 0.367 +0.0%
1990 0.367 +0.0%
1991 0.367 +0.0%
1992 0.367 +0.0%
1993 0.367 +0.0%
1994 0.384 +4.6%
1995 0.385 +0.3%
1996 0.385 +0.0%
1997 0.385 +0.0%
1998 0.385 +0.0%
1999 0.385 +0.0%
2000 0.385 +0.0%
2001 0.332 -13.8%
2002 0.332 +0.0%
2003 0.35 +5.4%
2004 0.35 +0.0%
2005 0.35 +0.0%
2006 0.367 +4.9%
2007 0.346 -5.7%
2008 0.346 +0.0%
2009 0.351 +1.4%
2010 0.343 -2.3%
2011 0.343 +0.0%
2012 0.343 +0.0%
2013 0.351 +2.3%
2014 0.351 +0.0%
2015 0.347 -1.1%
2016 0.347 +0.0%
2017 0.347 +0.0%
2018 0.364 +4.9%
2019 0.364 +0.0%
2020 0.363 -0.3%
2021 0.344 -5.2%
2022 0.371 +7.8%
2023 0.367 -1.1%
2024 0.363 -1.1%
2025 0.363 +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.363 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.363 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.604, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.193 0.193 0.193 1
1790s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1800s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1810s 0.193 0.193 0.193 10
1820s 0.1162 0.065 0.193 10
1830s 0.065 0.065 0.065 10
1840s 0.065 0.065 0.065 10
1850s 0.067 0.065 0.075 10
1860s 0.0615 0.06 0.075 10
1870s 0.06 0.06 0.06 10
1880s 0.06 0.06 0.06 10
1890s 0.06 0.06 0.06 10
1900s 0.057 0.057 0.057 10
1910s 0.0914 0.057 0.195 10
1920s 0.1773 0.171 0.178 10
1930s 0.2622 0.212 0.301 10
1940s 0.3091 0.288 0.354 10
1950s 0.3558 0.354 0.356 10
1960s 0.3506 0.35 0.356 10
1970s 0.3688 0.356 0.377 10
1980s 0.368 0.367 0.377 10
1990s 0.3777 0.367 0.385 10
2000s 0.3509 0.332 0.385 10
2010s 0.35 0.343 0.364 10
2020s 0.3618 0.344 0.371 6

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 137 Bangladesh 0.374 compare
  2. 138 Guatemala 0.371 compare
  3. 139 China 0.368 compare
  4. 141 Madagascar 0.336 compare
  5. 142 Bahrain 0.323 compare
  6. 143 Saudi Arabia 0.317 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Mexico?
Equal rights protection index in Mexico was 0.363 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.385 in 1995.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1900.
How does Mexico rank for equal rights protection index?
Mexico ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.