What is equal rights protection index in North Macedonia?

Equal rights protection index in North Macedonia was 0.631 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 2002.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.272 in 1940.

How does North Macedonia rank for equal rights protection index?

North Macedonia ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this North Macedonia 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.

Equal Rights Protection Index in North Macedonia

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in North Macedonia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

North Macedonia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.631 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.631

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

95th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.844

in 2002

All-time low

0.272

in 1940

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in North Macedonia is 0.631, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.844 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.272, in 1940.

North Macedonia ranks 95th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.387	0.387	0.387	1
1790s	0.387	0.387	0.387	10
1800s	0.387	0.387	0.387	10
1810s	0.387	0.387	0.387	10
1820s	0.387	0.387	0.387	10
1830s	0.3317	0.303	0.506	10
1840s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1850s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1860s	0.5636	0.55	0.584	10
1870s	0.5189	0.367	0.584	10
1880s	0.367	0.367	0.367	10
1890s	0.367	0.367	0.367	10
1900s	0.3742	0.371	0.403	10
1910s	0.3592	0.333	0.403	10
1920s	0.333	0.333	0.333	10
1930s	0.333	0.333	0.333	10
1940s	0.5274	0.272	0.745	10
1950s	0.76	0.76	0.76	10
1960s	0.7315	0.703	0.76	10
1970s	0.6839	0.659	0.703	10
1980s	0.679	0.679	0.679	10
1990s	0.7649	0.612	0.789	10
2000s	0.8228	0.789	0.844	10
2010s	0.7113	0.673	0.786	10
2020s	0.6372	0.619	0.694	6

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

92 Togo 0.64 compare
93 Kyrgyzstan 0.638 compare
94 Malaysia 0.635 compare
95 Syria 0.631 compare
97 Guinea 0.627 compare
98 Brazil 0.624 compare

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More social development data for North Macedonia

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,822 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,886 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.374 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.789 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.354 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.789 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in North Macedonia?: Equal rights protection index in North Macedonia was 0.631 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 2002.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.272 in 1940.
How does North Macedonia rank for equal rights protection index?: North Macedonia ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.