Equal Rights Protection Index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Pakistan, 1839–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.11 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Pakistan peaked at 0.372 in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.018, in 1839.
That places Pakistan 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 187 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.018 | 0.018 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1527 | 0.018 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.173 | 0.173 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.173 | 0.173 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.173 | 0.173 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.172 | 0.172 | 0.172 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1724 | 0.172 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2327 | 0.173 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3188 | 0.193 | 0.372 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3268 | 0.307 | 0.329 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1838 | 0.17 | 0.199 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1908 | 0.178 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.137 | 0.137 | 0.137 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1267 | 0.115 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 | 0.081 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1155 | 0.094 | 0.142 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 162 Venezuela 0.177 compare
- 163 Qatar 0.173 compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 0.172 compare
- 166 North Korea 0.099 compare
- 167 Tajikistan 0.098 compare
- 168 Yemen 0.086 compare
More social development data for Pakistan
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 90,497 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.176 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.466 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.192 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.466 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Pakistan?
- Equal rights protection index in Pakistan was 0.11 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.372 in 1947.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1839.
- How does Pakistan rank for equal rights protection index?
- Pakistan ranks 165th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.