Equal Rights Protection Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.827 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Mongolia, 1911–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Mongolia is 0.827, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Mongolia peaked at 0.908 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1911.
That places Mongolia 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 115 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 0.016 | — |
| 1912 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.016 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.288 | +1700.0% |
| 1922 | 0.376 | +30.6% |
| 1923 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.432 | +14.9% |
| 1925 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.44 | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.534 | +21.4% |
| 1941 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.531 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.531 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.533 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.559 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.732 | +30.9% |
| 1991 | 0.765 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.908 | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.883 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.856 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.862 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.822 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.771 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.771 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.783 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.827 | +5.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.827 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.827 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.641, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 9 |
| 1920s | 0.3648 | 0.016 | 0.432 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4352 | 0.432 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.534 | 0.534 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.531 | 0.531 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5434 | 0.533 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.559 | 0.559 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.559 | 0.559 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8661 | 0.732 | 0.908 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.883 | 0.883 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8585 | 0.822 | 0.883 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7993 | 0.771 | 0.827 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More social development data for Mongolia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,403 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Mongolia?
- Equal rights protection index in Mongolia was 0.827 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.908 in 1992.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1911.
- How does Mongolia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Mongolia ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.