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Equal Rights Protection Index in Myanmar

Myanmar: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.256 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.256
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
150th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.551
in 2018
All-time low
0.176
in 1964
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Myanmar, 1789–2025

0.20.30.40.50.6178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Myanmar is 0.256, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Myanmar peaked at 0.551 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.176, in 1964.

That places Myanmar 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Myanmar, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.257 —
1790 0.257 +0.0%
1791 0.257 +0.0%
1792 0.257 +0.0%
1793 0.257 +0.0%
1794 0.257 +0.0%
1795 0.257 +0.0%
1796 0.257 +0.0%
1797 0.257 +0.0%
1798 0.257 +0.0%
1799 0.257 +0.0%
1800 0.257 +0.0%
1801 0.257 +0.0%
1802 0.257 +0.0%
1803 0.257 +0.0%
1804 0.257 +0.0%
1805 0.257 +0.0%
1806 0.257 +0.0%
1807 0.257 +0.0%
1808 0.257 +0.0%
1809 0.257 +0.0%
1810 0.257 +0.0%
1811 0.257 +0.0%
1812 0.257 +0.0%
1813 0.257 +0.0%
1814 0.257 +0.0%
1815 0.257 +0.0%
1816 0.257 +0.0%
1817 0.257 +0.0%
1818 0.257 +0.0%
1819 0.257 +0.0%
1820 0.257 +0.0%
1821 0.257 +0.0%
1822 0.257 +0.0%
1823 0.257 +0.0%
1824 0.257 +0.0%
1825 0.257 +0.0%
1826 0.257 +0.0%
1827 0.257 +0.0%
1828 0.257 +0.0%
1829 0.257 +0.0%
1830 0.257 +0.0%
1831 0.257 +0.0%
1832 0.257 +0.0%
1833 0.257 +0.0%
1834 0.257 +0.0%
1835 0.257 +0.0%
1836 0.257 +0.0%
1837 0.257 +0.0%
1838 0.257 +0.0%
1839 0.257 +0.0%
1840 0.257 +0.0%
1841 0.257 +0.0%
1842 0.257 +0.0%
1843 0.257 +0.0%
1844 0.257 +0.0%
1845 0.257 +0.0%
1846 0.257 +0.0%
1847 0.257 +0.0%
1848 0.257 +0.0%
1849 0.257 +0.0%
1850 0.257 +0.0%
1851 0.257 +0.0%
1852 0.257 +0.0%
1853 0.257 +0.0%
1854 0.257 +0.0%
1855 0.257 +0.0%
1856 0.257 +0.0%
1857 0.257 +0.0%
1858 0.257 +0.0%
1859 0.257 +0.0%
1860 0.257 +0.0%
1861 0.257 +0.0%
1862 0.257 +0.0%
1863 0.257 +0.0%
1864 0.257 +0.0%
1865 0.257 +0.0%
1866 0.257 +0.0%
1867 0.257 +0.0%
1868 0.257 +0.0%
1869 0.257 +0.0%
1870 0.257 +0.0%
1871 0.257 +0.0%
1872 0.257 +0.0%
1873 0.257 +0.0%
1874 0.257 +0.0%
1875 0.257 +0.0%
1876 0.257 +0.0%
1877 0.257 +0.0%
1878 0.257 +0.0%
1879 0.257 +0.0%
1880 0.257 +0.0%
1881 0.257 +0.0%
1882 0.257 +0.0%
1883 0.257 +0.0%
1884 0.257 +0.0%
1885 0.257 +0.0%
1886 0.257 +0.0%
1887 0.257 +0.0%
1888 0.257 +0.0%
1889 0.257 +0.0%
1890 0.257 +0.0%
1891 0.257 +0.0%
1892 0.257 +0.0%
1893 0.257 +0.0%
1894 0.257 +0.0%
1895 0.257 +0.0%
1896 0.257 +0.0%
1897 0.257 +0.0%
1898 0.257 +0.0%
1899 0.257 +0.0%
1900 0.276 +7.4%
1901 0.276 +0.0%
1902 0.276 +0.0%
1903 0.276 +0.0%
1904 0.276 +0.0%
1905 0.276 +0.0%
1906 0.276 +0.0%
1907 0.276 +0.0%
1908 0.276 +0.0%
1909 0.276 +0.0%
1910 0.276 +0.0%
1911 0.276 +0.0%
1912 0.276 +0.0%
1913 0.276 +0.0%
1914 0.276 +0.0%
1915 0.276 +0.0%
1916 0.276 +0.0%
1917 0.276 +0.0%
1918 0.276 +0.0%
1919 0.276 +0.0%
1920 0.276 +0.0%
1921 0.276 +0.0%
1922 0.276 +0.0%
1923 0.276 +0.0%
1924 0.276 +0.0%
1925 0.276 +0.0%
1926 0.276 +0.0%
1927 0.276 +0.0%
1928 0.276 +0.0%
1929 0.276 +0.0%
1930 0.276 +0.0%
1931 0.276 +0.0%
1932 0.276 +0.0%
1933 0.276 +0.0%
1934 0.276 +0.0%
1935 0.276 +0.0%
1936 0.276 +0.0%
1937 0.276 +0.0%
1938 0.276 +0.0%
1939 0.276 +0.0%
1940 0.276 +0.0%
1941 0.276 +0.0%
1942 0.467 +69.2%
1943 0.467 +0.0%
1944 0.467 +0.0%
1945 0.467 +0.0%
1946 0.371 -20.6%
1947 0.392 +5.7%
1948 0.409 +4.3%
1949 0.409 +0.0%
1950 0.409 +0.0%
1951 0.409 +0.0%
1952 0.409 +0.0%
1953 0.409 +0.0%
1954 0.409 +0.0%
1955 0.409 +0.0%
1956 0.409 +0.0%
1957 0.409 +0.0%
1958 0.347 -15.2%
1959 0.347 +0.0%
1960 0.347 +0.0%
1961 0.347 +0.0%
1962 0.288 -17.0%
1963 0.271 -5.9%
1964 0.176 -35.1%
1965 0.176 +0.0%
1966 0.176 +0.0%
1967 0.176 +0.0%
1968 0.176 +0.0%
1969 0.176 +0.0%
1970 0.176 +0.0%
1971 0.176 +0.0%
1972 0.176 +0.0%
1973 0.176 +0.0%
1974 0.176 +0.0%
1975 0.176 +0.0%
1976 0.176 +0.0%
1977 0.176 +0.0%
1978 0.176 +0.0%
1979 0.176 +0.0%
1980 0.176 +0.0%
1981 0.176 +0.0%
1982 0.176 +0.0%
1983 0.176 +0.0%
1984 0.176 +0.0%
1985 0.176 +0.0%
1986 0.176 +0.0%
1987 0.176 +0.0%
1988 0.199 +13.1%
1989 0.199 +0.0%
1990 0.199 +0.0%
1991 0.199 +0.0%
1992 0.199 +0.0%
1993 0.199 +0.0%
1994 0.199 +0.0%
1995 0.199 +0.0%
1996 0.199 +0.0%
1997 0.199 +0.0%
1998 0.199 +0.0%
1999 0.199 +0.0%
2000 0.199 +0.0%
2001 0.199 +0.0%
2002 0.199 +0.0%
2003 0.199 +0.0%
2004 0.199 +0.0%
2005 0.199 +0.0%
2006 0.199 +0.0%
2007 0.199 +0.0%
2008 0.199 +0.0%
2009 0.199 +0.0%
2010 0.327 +64.3%
2011 0.326 -0.3%
2012 0.372 +14.1%
2013 0.38 +2.2%
2014 0.377 -0.8%
2015 0.405 +7.4%
2016 0.431 +6.4%
2017 0.457 +6.0%
2018 0.551 +20.6%
2019 0.542 -1.6%
2020 0.522 -3.7%
2021 0.254 -51.3%
2022 0.254 +0.0%
2023 0.258 +1.6%
2024 0.258 +0.0%
2025 0.256 -0.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.256 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.256 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.641, 40% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.257 0.257 0.257 1
1790s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1800s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1810s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1820s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1830s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1840s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1850s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1860s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1870s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1880s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1890s 0.257 0.257 0.257 10
1900s 0.276 0.276 0.276 10
1910s 0.276 0.276 0.276 10
1920s 0.276 0.276 0.276 10
1930s 0.276 0.276 0.276 10
1940s 0.4001 0.276 0.467 10
1950s 0.3966 0.347 0.409 10
1960s 0.2309 0.176 0.347 10
1970s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1980s 0.1806 0.176 0.199 10
1990s 0.199 0.199 0.199 10
2000s 0.199 0.199 0.199 10
2010s 0.4168 0.326 0.551 10
2020s 0.3003 0.254 0.522 6

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  2. 148 Uganda 0.267 compare
  3. 149 Paraguay 0.266 compare
  4. 151 Sudan 0.238 compare
  5. 152 Nicaragua 0.231 compare
  6. 153 Egypt 0.229 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Myanmar?
Equal rights protection index in Myanmar was 0.256 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.551 in 2018.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.176 in 1964.
How does Myanmar rank for equal rights protection index?
Myanmar ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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.