Equal Rights Protection Index in Serbia
Serbia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.722 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.722 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Serbia peaked at 0.832 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.272, in 1940.
Serbia ranks 64th 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 | 0.3534 | 0.331 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.3601 | 0.331 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.378 | 0.378 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.378 | 0.378 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.378 | 0.378 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.378 | 0.378 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.378 | 0.378 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3738 | 0.357 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.357 | 0.357 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.357 | 0.357 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.374 | 0.374 | 0.374 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3535 | 0.333 | 0.374 | 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 | 0.626 | 0.604 | 0.645 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7642 | 0.69 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7524 | 0.697 | 0.823 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7742 | 0.722 | 0.832 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More social development data for Serbia
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.208 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.73 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.217 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.73 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Serbia?
- Equal rights protection index in Serbia was 0.722 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.832 in 2020.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.272 in 1940.
- How does Serbia rank for equal rights protection index?
- Serbia ranks 64th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.