Equal Rights Protection Index in Togo
Togo: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.64 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Togo, 1916–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Togo stood at 0.64.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Togo peaked at 0.77 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.263, in 1916.
That places Togo 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 0.263 | — |
| 1917 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.27 | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.347 | +28.5% |
| 1961 | 0.481 | +38.6% |
| 1962 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.507 | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.507 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.497 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.679 | +36.6% |
| 1992 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.753 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.749 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.749 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.751 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.77 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.766 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.766 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.75 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.764 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.766 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.634 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.636 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.643 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.645 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.63 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.64 | +1.6% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6335, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.263 | 0.263 | 0.263 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.263 | 0.263 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.263 | 0.263 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.263 | 0.263 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2651 | 0.263 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4754 | 0.347 | 0.507 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.507 | 0.507 | 0.507 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.497 | 0.497 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7126 | 0.497 | 0.753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7498 | 0.749 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7654 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.638 | 0.63 | 0.645 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 89 Jordan 0.649 compare
- 90 East Timor 0.647 compare
- 91 Colombia 0.643 compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 0.638 compare
- 94 Malaysia 0.635 compare
- 95 North Macedonia 0.631 compare
- 95 Syria 0.631 compare
More social development data for Togo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,661 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Togo?
- Equal rights protection index in Togo was 0.64 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 in 2010.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.263 in 1916.
- How does Togo rank for equal rights protection index?
- Togo ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.