Equal Rights Protection Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.829 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Vanuatu, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Vanuatu stood at 0.829.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.836 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.607, in 1900.
That places Vanuatu 33rd 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 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.607 | 0.607 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.682 | 0.682 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.682 | 0.682 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.682 | 0.682 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.836 | 0.836 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.806 | 0.778 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7796 | 0.766 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8137 | 0.783 | 0.829 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 2 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.623 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 2 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.881 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.323 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.881 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Vanuatu?
- Equal rights protection index in Vanuatu was 0.829 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.836 in 1970.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.607 in 1900.
- How does Vanuatu rank for equal rights protection index?
- Vanuatu ranks 33rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.