What is equal rights protection index in Romania?

Equal rights protection index in Romania was 0.696 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 2016.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1789.

How does Romania rank for equal rights protection index?

Romania ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Romania 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 Romania

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

Romania: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.696 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.696

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

75th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.844

in 2016

All-time low

0.018

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Romania, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.696 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Romania peaked at 0.844 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.018, in 1789.

Romania ranks 75th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.018	0.018	0.018	1
1790s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1800s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1810s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1820s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1830s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1840s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1850s	0.0207	0.018	0.027	10
1860s	0.1705	0.027	0.314	10
1870s	0.314	0.314	0.314	10
1880s	0.3752	0.314	0.382	10
1890s	0.382	0.382	0.382	10
1900s	0.394	0.394	0.394	10
1910s	0.3952	0.394	0.406	10
1920s	0.441	0.441	0.441	10
1930s	0.4304	0.388	0.441	10
1940s	0.4583	0.355	0.689	10
1950s	0.689	0.689	0.689	10
1960s	0.6983	0.681	0.714	10
1970s	0.655	0.655	0.655	10
1980s	0.655	0.655	0.655	10
1990s	0.782	0.782	0.782	10
2000s	0.7984	0.797	0.799	10
2010s	0.807	0.768	0.844	10
2020s	0.7322	0.696	0.831	6

Countries ranked near Romania

72 Senegal 0.705 compare
72 Ukraine 0.705 compare
74 Cameroon 0.699 compare
76 Algeria 0.695 compare
77 Burkina Faso 0.686 compare
77 Liberia 0.686 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Romania

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 206,671 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,130 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.464 (2025)
Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.877 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.416 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.877 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Romania?: Equal rights protection index in Romania was 0.696 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 0.844 in 2016.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.018 in 1789.
How does Romania rank for equal rights protection index?: Romania ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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.