Equal Rights Protection Index in Tanzania
Tanzania: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.72 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Tanzania, 1914–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Tanzania is 0.72, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Tanzania peaked at 0.751 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.584, in 1914.
Tanzania ranks 65th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 6 |
| 1920s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6864 | 0.584 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.705 | 0.705 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6962 | 0.683 | 0.705 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.679 | 0.679 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.679 | 0.679 | 0.679 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7079 | 0.679 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7293 | 0.72 | 0.739 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More social development data for Tanzania
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 171,142 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,592 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.297 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.673 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.245 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.673 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Tanzania?
- Equal rights protection index in Tanzania was 0.72 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.751 in 2016.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.584 in 1914.
- How does Tanzania rank for equal rights protection index?
- Tanzania ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.