Equal Rights Protection Index in Mozambique
Mozambique: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.511 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Mozambique, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.511 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Mozambique peaked at 0.756 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.222, in 1900.
Mozambique 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 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 0.222 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2346 | 0.222 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.264 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3981 | 0.264 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5943 | 0.573 | 0.644 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.696 | 0.696 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6932 | 0.681 | 0.696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6879 | 0.588 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5403 | 0.511 | 0.56 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More social development data for Mozambique
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5,105 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 119 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.175 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.483 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.201 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Mozambique?
- Equal rights protection index in Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.756 in 2011.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 1900.
- How does Mozambique rank for equal rights protection index?
- Mozambique ranks 117th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.