What is equal rights protection index in Sudan?

Equal rights protection index in Sudan was 0.238 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.298 in 1821.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1999.

How does Sudan rank for equal rights protection index?

Sudan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Sudan?

Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sudan 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 Sudan

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

Sudan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.238 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.238

Change on year

up 46.0%

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.298

in 1821

All-time low

0.013

in 1999

Years of data

190

1821–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Sudan, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

Sudan recorded 0.238 for equal rights protection index in 2025.

The figure is up 46.0% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Sudan peaked at 0.298 in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0.013, in 1999.

That places Sudan 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 190 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.298	0.298	0.298	9
1830s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1840s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1850s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1860s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1870s	0.298	0.298	0.298	10
1880s	0.298	0.298	0.298	5
1900s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1910s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1920s	0.155	0.155	0.155	10
1930s	0.166	0.166	0.166	10
1940s	0.181	0.166	0.196	10
1950s	0.2027	0.187	0.23	10
1960s	0.1784	0.174	0.193	10
1970s	0.1662	0.156	0.169	10
1980s	0.165	0.043	0.193	10
1990s	0.0265	0.013	0.028	10
2000s	0.0704	0.013	0.115	10
2010s	0.1027	0.085	0.143	10
2020s	0.1732	0.135	0.238	6

Countries ranked near Sudan

148 Uganda 0.267 compare
149 Paraguay 0.266 compare
150 Myanmar 0.256 compare
152 Nicaragua 0.231 compare
153 Egypt 0.229 compare
154 Thailand 0.225 compare

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More social development data for Sudan

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 809,816 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.82 million (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.171 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.171 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Sudan?: Equal rights protection index in Sudan was 0.238 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Sudan?: The highest recorded value was 0.298 in 1821.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Sudan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.013 in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for equal rights protection index?: Sudan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Sudan?: Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan 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.