Equal rights protection index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Equal rights protection index was 0.884 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal rights protection index in New Zealand, 1841–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in New Zealand is 0.884, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 181 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in New Zealand peaked at 0.884 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.773, in 1841.
That places New Zealand 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 181 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.773 | 0.773 | 0.773 | 9 |
| 1850s | 0.773 | 0.773 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.773 | 0.773 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.773 | 0.773 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.784 | 0.773 | 0.839 | 6 |
| 1890s | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8404 | 0.839 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.841 | 0.841 | 0.841 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.853 | 0.853 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8594 | 0.853 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8805 | 0.88 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8799 | 0.875 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.884 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More social development data for New Zealand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,148 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 58 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.948 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.787 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.849 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.885 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.927 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in New Zealand?
- Equal rights protection index in New Zealand was 0.884 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.884 in 2019.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.773 in 1841.
- How does New Zealand rank for equal rights protection index?
- New Zealand ranks 24th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equal rights protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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