Equal rights protection index in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Equal rights protection index was 0.785 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.785
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.847
in 2016
All-time low
0.318
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Equal rights protection index in Trinidad and Tobago, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 0.785 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.847 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.318, in 1900.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.318 | 0.318 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3798 | 0.318 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.524 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.524 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.524 | 0.524 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7804 | 0.71 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8296 | 0.829 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8352 | 0.832 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8316 | 0.803 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7912 | 0.785 | 0.809 | 6 |
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More social development data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 576 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.888 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.668 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.786 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.883 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.888 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.505 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Equal rights protection index in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.785 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.847 in 2016.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.318 in 1900.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for equal rights protection index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equal rights protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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