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Equal Rights Protection Index in Turkey

Turkey: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.565 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.565
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
109th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.777
in 2008
All-time low
0.297
in 1914
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Turkey, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for equal rights protection index in Turkey is 0.565, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Turkey peaked at 0.777 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.297, in 1914.

That places Turkey 109th 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 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Turkey, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.387 —
1790 0.387 +0.0%
1791 0.387 +0.0%
1792 0.387 +0.0%
1793 0.387 +0.0%
1794 0.387 +0.0%
1795 0.387 +0.0%
1796 0.387 +0.0%
1797 0.387 +0.0%
1798 0.387 +0.0%
1799 0.387 +0.0%
1800 0.387 +0.0%
1801 0.387 +0.0%
1802 0.387 +0.0%
1803 0.387 +0.0%
1804 0.387 +0.0%
1805 0.387 +0.0%
1806 0.387 +0.0%
1807 0.387 +0.0%
1808 0.387 +0.0%
1809 0.387 +0.0%
1810 0.387 +0.0%
1811 0.387 +0.0%
1812 0.387 +0.0%
1813 0.387 +0.0%
1814 0.387 +0.0%
1815 0.387 +0.0%
1816 0.387 +0.0%
1817 0.387 +0.0%
1818 0.387 +0.0%
1819 0.387 +0.0%
1820 0.387 +0.0%
1821 0.387 +0.0%
1822 0.387 +0.0%
1823 0.387 +0.0%
1824 0.387 +0.0%
1825 0.387 +0.0%
1826 0.387 +0.0%
1827 0.387 +0.0%
1828 0.387 +0.0%
1829 0.387 +0.0%
1830 0.387 +0.0%
1831 0.303 -21.7%
1832 0.303 +0.0%
1833 0.303 +0.0%
1834 0.303 +0.0%
1835 0.303 +0.0%
1836 0.303 +0.0%
1837 0.303 +0.0%
1838 0.303 +0.0%
1839 0.506 +67.0%
1840 0.55 +8.7%
1841 0.55 +0.0%
1842 0.55 +0.0%
1843 0.55 +0.0%
1844 0.55 +0.0%
1845 0.55 +0.0%
1846 0.55 +0.0%
1847 0.55 +0.0%
1848 0.55 +0.0%
1849 0.55 +0.0%
1850 0.55 +0.0%
1851 0.55 +0.0%
1852 0.55 +0.0%
1853 0.55 +0.0%
1854 0.55 +0.0%
1855 0.55 +0.0%
1856 0.55 +0.0%
1857 0.55 +0.0%
1858 0.55 +0.0%
1859 0.55 +0.0%
1860 0.55 +0.0%
1861 0.55 +0.0%
1862 0.55 +0.0%
1863 0.55 +0.0%
1864 0.55 +0.0%
1865 0.55 +0.0%
1866 0.584 +6.2%
1867 0.584 +0.0%
1868 0.584 +0.0%
1869 0.584 +0.0%
1870 0.584 +0.0%
1871 0.584 +0.0%
1872 0.584 +0.0%
1873 0.584 +0.0%
1874 0.584 +0.0%
1875 0.584 +0.0%
1876 0.584 +0.0%
1877 0.367 -37.2%
1878 0.367 +0.0%
1879 0.367 +0.0%
1880 0.367 +0.0%
1881 0.367 +0.0%
1882 0.367 +0.0%
1883 0.367 +0.0%
1884 0.367 +0.0%
1885 0.367 +0.0%
1886 0.367 +0.0%
1887 0.367 +0.0%
1888 0.367 +0.0%
1889 0.367 +0.0%
1890 0.367 +0.0%
1891 0.367 +0.0%
1892 0.367 +0.0%
1893 0.367 +0.0%
1894 0.367 +0.0%
1895 0.367 +0.0%
1896 0.367 +0.0%
1897 0.367 +0.0%
1898 0.367 +0.0%
1899 0.367 +0.0%
1900 0.371 +1.1%
1901 0.371 +0.0%
1902 0.371 +0.0%
1903 0.371 +0.0%
1904 0.371 +0.0%
1905 0.371 +0.0%
1906 0.371 +0.0%
1907 0.371 +0.0%
1908 0.371 +0.0%
1909 0.403 +8.6%
1910 0.403 +0.0%
1911 0.403 +0.0%
1912 0.377 -6.5%
1913 0.37 -1.9%
1914 0.297 -19.7%
1915 0.297 +0.0%
1916 0.297 +0.0%
1917 0.297 +0.0%
1918 0.297 +0.0%
1919 0.373 +25.6%
1920 0.387 +3.8%
1921 0.387 +0.0%
1922 0.387 +0.0%
1923 0.62 +60.2%
1924 0.62 +0.0%
1925 0.62 +0.0%
1926 0.62 +0.0%
1927 0.62 +0.0%
1928 0.632 +1.9%
1929 0.632 +0.0%
1930 0.632 +0.0%
1931 0.632 +0.0%
1932 0.632 +0.0%
1933 0.632 +0.0%
1934 0.632 +0.0%
1935 0.632 +0.0%
1936 0.632 +0.0%
1937 0.632 +0.0%
1938 0.632 +0.0%
1939 0.632 +0.0%
1940 0.632 +0.0%
1941 0.625 -1.1%
1942 0.625 +0.0%
1943 0.625 +0.0%
1944 0.625 +0.0%
1945 0.625 +0.0%
1946 0.618 -1.1%
1947 0.618 +0.0%
1948 0.618 +0.0%
1949 0.618 +0.0%
1950 0.527 -14.7%
1951 0.527 +0.0%
1952 0.527 +0.0%
1953 0.527 +0.0%
1954 0.527 +0.0%
1955 0.494 -6.3%
1956 0.541 +9.5%
1957 0.508 -6.1%
1958 0.508 +0.0%
1959 0.508 +0.0%
1960 0.7 +37.8%
1961 0.7 +0.0%
1962 0.7 +0.0%
1963 0.7 +0.0%
1964 0.7 +0.0%
1965 0.7 +0.0%
1966 0.7 +0.0%
1967 0.7 +0.0%
1968 0.7 +0.0%
1969 0.7 +0.0%
1970 0.689 -1.6%
1971 0.689 +0.0%
1972 0.689 +0.0%
1973 0.576 -16.4%
1974 0.576 +0.0%
1975 0.576 +0.0%
1976 0.576 +0.0%
1977 0.576 +0.0%
1978 0.576 +0.0%
1979 0.576 +0.0%
1980 0.638 +10.8%
1981 0.638 +0.0%
1982 0.638 +0.0%
1983 0.534 -16.3%
1984 0.534 +0.0%
1985 0.534 +0.0%
1986 0.55 +3.0%
1987 0.55 +0.0%
1988 0.55 +0.0%
1989 0.55 +0.0%
1990 0.536 -2.5%
1991 0.536 +0.0%
1992 0.536 +0.0%
1993 0.536 +0.0%
1994 0.536 +0.0%
1995 0.536 +0.0%
1996 0.536 +0.0%
1997 0.536 +0.0%
1998 0.633 +18.1%
1999 0.645 +1.9%
2000 0.707 +9.6%
2001 0.707 +0.0%
2002 0.716 +1.3%
2003 0.716 +0.0%
2004 0.762 +6.4%
2005 0.762 +0.0%
2006 0.762 +0.0%
2007 0.762 +0.0%
2008 0.777 +2.0%
2009 0.744 -4.2%
2010 0.74 -0.5%
2011 0.743 +0.4%
2012 0.731 -1.6%
2013 0.713 -2.5%
2014 0.7 -1.8%
2015 0.71 +1.4%
2016 0.643 -9.4%
2017 0.631 -1.9%
2018 0.607 -3.8%
2019 0.589 -3.0%
2020 0.595 +1.0%
2021 0.59 -0.8%
2022 0.563 -4.6%
2023 0.557 -1.1%
2024 0.539 -3.2%
2025 0.565 +4.8%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 0.565 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 0.565 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.387 0.387 0.387 1
1790s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1800s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1810s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1820s 0.387 0.387 0.387 10
1830s 0.3317 0.303 0.506 10
1840s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1850s 0.55 0.55 0.55 10
1860s 0.5636 0.55 0.584 10
1870s 0.5189 0.367 0.584 10
1880s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1890s 0.367 0.367 0.367 10
1900s 0.3742 0.371 0.403 10
1910s 0.3411 0.297 0.403 10
1920s 0.5525 0.387 0.632 10
1930s 0.632 0.632 0.632 10
1940s 0.6229 0.618 0.632 10
1950s 0.5194 0.494 0.541 10
1960s 0.7 0.7 0.7 10
1970s 0.6099 0.576 0.689 10
1980s 0.5716 0.534 0.638 10
1990s 0.5566 0.536 0.645 10
2000s 0.7415 0.707 0.777 10
2010s 0.6807 0.589 0.743 10
2020s 0.5682 0.539 0.595 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 106 Kuwait 0.596 compare
  2. 107 Albania 0.589 compare
  3. 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.572 compare
  4. 110 Iran 0.56 compare
  5. 111 Panama 0.548 compare
  6. 112 Djibouti 0.543 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Turkey?
Equal rights protection index in Turkey was 0.565 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.777 in 2008.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.297 in 1914.
How does Turkey rank for equal rights protection index?
Turkey ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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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
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.