Equal Rights Protection Index in Morocco
Morocco: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.672 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Morocco, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Morocco stood at 0.672.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Morocco peaked at 0.692 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.264, in 1789.
Morocco ranks 80th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.264 | — |
| 1790 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.305 | +15.5% |
| 1865 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.268 | -12.1% |
| 1913 | 0.296 | +10.4% |
| 1914 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.278 | -6.1% |
| 1932 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.322 | +15.8% |
| 1957 | 0.365 | +13.4% |
| 1958 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.441 | +20.8% |
| 1960 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.52 | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.666 | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 0.64 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.637 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.637 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.675 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.683 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.69 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.688 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.692 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.688 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.659 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.66 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.659 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.659 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.666 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.669 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.669 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.686 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.672 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.672 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.664 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.673 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.667 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.672 | +0.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.672 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.672 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2886 | 0.264 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.295 | 0.268 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.296 | 0.296 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2798 | 0.278 | 0.296 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.278 | 0.278 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3161 | 0.278 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5042 | 0.441 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6426 | 0.64 | 0.666 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6604 | 0.637 | 0.675 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6856 | 0.683 | 0.692 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6656 | 0.659 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.67 | 0.664 | 0.673 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More social development data for Morocco
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Morocco?
- Equal rights protection index in Morocco was 0.672 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.692 in 2008.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.264 in 1789.
- How does Morocco rank for equal rights protection index?
- Morocco ranks 80th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.