Equal Rights Protection Index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.51 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Rwanda, 1916–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.51 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Rwanda peaked at 0.739 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.237, in 1916.
Rwanda ranks 119th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2415 | 0.237 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4893 | 0.391 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4988 | 0.488 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.454 | 0.454 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5633 | 0.454 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7064 | 0.688 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6479 | 0.563 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5442 | 0.496 | 0.592 | 6 |
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More social development data for Rwanda
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 244,415 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.09 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.194 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.13 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.194 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Rwanda?
- Equal rights protection index in Rwanda was 0.51 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.739 in 1999.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.237 in 1916.
- How does Rwanda rank for equal rights protection index?
- Rwanda ranks 119th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.