Equal Rights Protection Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.705 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.705
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
72nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.897
in 1991
All-time low
0.604
in 2020
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.705 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Ukraine peaked at 0.897 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.604, in 2020.
That places Ukraine 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.63 | — |
| 1947 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.675 | +7.1% |
| 1955 | 0.681 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.676 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.668 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.67 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.672 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.673 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.673 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.681 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.678 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.673 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.676 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.682 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.673 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.679 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.684 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.689 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.679 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.677 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.688 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.676 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.663 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.645 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.617 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.891 | +44.4% |
| 1991 | 0.897 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.68 | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.653 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.66 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.66 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.641 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.641 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.663 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.64 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.65 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.668 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.611 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.612 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.617 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.609 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.611 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.605 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.604 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.621 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.696 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.694 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.694 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.705 | +1.6% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.705 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6235, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.705 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Equal Rights Protection Index in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +44.4% | 0.617 | 0.891 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6582 | 0.63 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6746 | 0.668 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6812 | 0.673 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6729 | 0.617 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7046 | 0.653 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6525 | 0.64 | 0.663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6263 | 0.605 | 0.668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.669 | 0.604 | 0.705 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Ukraine?
- Equal rights protection index in Ukraine was 0.705 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.897 in 1991.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.604 in 2020.
- How does Ukraine rank for equal rights protection index?
- Ukraine ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.