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Rights and wellbeing around the world

Nine open global indices, from human rights and women's and LGBT+ rights to food, health and education, mapped for every country since 1990, with the six countries in our Indigenous-rights comparison outlined.

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Human rights

Human Rights Index

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association. Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Year 2025175 countries with data · higher is better

below 0.410.41 – 0.660.66 – 0.820.82 – 0.920.92 and aboveNo dataCompared countries

Table view: all 175 countries, 2025

Rank	Country	Human Rights Index (index, 0–1)
1	Estonia	0.96
2	Sweden	0.96
3	Denmark	0.96
4	Ireland	0.96
5	Belgium	0.95
6	Iceland	0.95
6	Switzerland	0.95
8	Czechia	0.95
8	New Zealand	0.95
10	Finland	0.95
10	Norway	0.95
12	Luxembourg	0.95
13	Spain	0.94
14	Germany	0.94
14	Latvia	0.94
16	Uruguay	0.93
17	Costa Rica	0.93
18	Chile	0.93
18	Taiwan	0.93
20	Japan	0.93
21	Barbados	0.92
21	Poland	0.92
23	France	0.92
24	Malta	0.92
25	Lithuania	0.91
25	Suriname	0.91
27	Ghana	0.91
27	Netherlands	0.91
27	South Korea	0.91
30	Austria	0.91
30	Cape Verde	0.91
32	Australia	0.91
33	Seychelles	0.90
34	Italy	0.90
35	Canada	0.90
36	Cyprus	0.90
37	Sao Tome and Principe	0.89
38	Trinidad and Tobago	0.89
39	Croatia	0.89
40	Namibia	0.88
40	Slovenia	0.88
42	Montenegro	0.88
42	Vanuatu	0.88
44	Gambia	0.88
45	Greece	0.88
46	Romania	0.88
47	Jamaica	0.88
48	Dominican Republic	0.87
48	Panama	0.87
50	East Timor	0.87
50	Mauritius	0.87
52	Albania	0.87
53	Brazil	0.87
54	Slovakia	0.86
54	Solomon Islands	0.86
54	South Africa	0.86
57	Bulgaria	0.85
58	Guyana	0.85
59	Botswana	0.84
60	United Kingdom	0.84
61	Moldova	0.84
62	Liberia	0.84
63	Benin	0.84
63	Portugal	0.84
65	Lesotho	0.83
66	United States	0.83
67	Argentina	0.82
68	Honduras	0.82
69	Sri Lanka	0.82
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.81
70	Kosovo	0.81
72	Senegal	0.81
73	Malawi	0.81
74	Papua New Guinea	0.81
74	Paraguay	0.81
76	Mongolia	0.80
77	Armenia	0.80
77	Peru	0.80
79	Hungary	0.79
80	Sierra Leone	0.79
81	North Macedonia	0.79
82	Gabon	0.79
83	Israel	0.79
84	Fiji	0.77
85	Zambia	0.77
86	Guatemala	0.77
87	Colombia	0.77
88	Haiti	0.74
89	Nepal	0.74
90	Bolivia	0.74
91	Kenya	0.74
92	Malaysia	0.74
93	Serbia	0.73
94	Maldives	0.72
95	Singapore	0.72
96	Bhutan	0.70
97	Cote d'Ivoire	0.70
97	Georgia	0.70
99	Ecuador	0.69
100	Lebanon	0.69
101	Tunisia	0.69
102	Nigeria	0.67
103	Tanzania	0.67
104	Jordan	0.67
105	Madagascar	0.65
106	Niger	0.65
107	Morocco	0.65
108	Indonesia	0.63
109	Bangladesh	0.63
110	Mexico	0.63
111	Angola	0.62
112	Hong Kong	0.61
113	Mali	0.61
114	Togo	0.60
115	Ukraine	0.58
116	Philippines	0.56
117	Guinea-Bissau	0.56
118	India	0.53
119	Iraq	0.52
120	Kazakhstan	0.51
120	Mauritania	0.51
122	El Salvador	0.51
123	Cameroon	0.51
124	Kuwait	0.49
125	Mozambique	0.48
126	Kyrgyzstan	0.48
126	Thailand	0.48
128	Comoros	0.48
129	Pakistan	0.47
130	Burkina Faso	0.46
131	Somalia	0.45
132	Oman	0.45
133	Central African Republic	0.44
134	Algeria	0.42
135	Democratic Republic of Congo	0.42
136	Djibouti	0.40
137	Turkey	0.40
138	Vietnam	0.38
139	Zimbabwe	0.38
140	Uzbekistan	0.37
141	Qatar	0.36
142	Guinea	0.35
143	United Arab Emirates	0.34
144	Congo	0.33
145	Libya	0.32
146	Syria	0.32
147	Uganda	0.32
148	Venezuela	0.31
149	Ethiopia	0.30
150	Cuba	0.30
151	Bahrain	0.30
152	Azerbaijan	0.29
153	Chad	0.28
154	Burundi	0.27
155	Russia	0.27
156	Cambodia	0.26
157	Iran	0.25
158	Egypt	0.23
159	South Sudan	0.23
160	Belarus	0.22
161	Eswatini	0.21
162	Rwanda	0.19
163	Yemen	0.19
164	China	0.18
165	Saudi Arabia	0.18
166	Sudan	0.17
167	Equatorial Guinea	0.17
167	Tajikistan	0.17
169	Laos	0.14
170	Turkmenistan	0.11
171	Myanmar	0.10
172	Nicaragua	0.08
173	Eritrea	0.05
174	Afghanistan	0.04
175	North Korea	0.02

The Human Rights Index (V-Dem) is made up of three sub-indices: physical integrity rights, private civil liberties and political civil liberties. Each has its own map above.

Compared countries

Each country against the world's best

Latest value and world rank on every index, with the best-performing country for comparison. The Indigenous-rights score is wathaga assessment (October 2026), not an official index. Each dimension is scored 0–3 against the best performer among the six countries.

Country	Indigenous rights (Wathaga, /18)	Human Rights Index 2025	Physical integrity rights 2025	Private civil liberties 2025	Political civil liberties 2025	Women's political empowerment 2025	LGBT+ Rights Index 2025	Prevalence of undernourishment 2023	Life expectancy at birth 2023	Expected years of schooling 2023
Australia	9 (64% of best)	0.91 #32 of 175	0.95 #27 of 175	0.87 #44 of 175	0.91 #33 of 175	0.91 #25 of 175	13.5 #27 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	83.9 #10 of 237	20.7 #3 of 195
Canada	13 (93% of best)	0.90 #35 of 175	0.94 #34 of 175	0.84 #62 of 175	0.92 #23 of 175	0.87 #44 of 175	17.2 #7 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	82.6 #26 of 237	15.9 #50 of 195
New Zealand	10 (71% of best)	0.95 #8 of 175	0.99 #5 of 175	0.94 #4 of 175	0.93 #20 of 175	0.94 #8 of 175	10.6 #41 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	82.1 #36 of 237	19.3 #6 of 195
Brazil	13 (93% of best)	0.87 #53 of 175	0.81 #83 of 175	0.88 #42 of 175	0.93 #16 of 175	0.82 #65 of 175	16.2 #13 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	75.8 #114 of 237	15.8 #51 of 195
Bolivia	14 (100% of best)	0.74 #90 of 175	0.70 #104 of 175	0.80 #82 of 175	0.73 #92 of 175	0.84 #55 of 175	14.1 #24 of 195	21.8 #144 of 166	68.6 #182 of 237	15.6 #52 of 195
South Africa	3 (21% of best)	0.86 #54 of 175	0.85 #72 of 175	0.86 #51 of 175	0.88 #48 of 175	0.83 #59 of 175	14.1 #25 of 195	10.0 #112 of 166	66.1 #202 of 237	13.8 #91 of 195
World's best	Bolivia (14)	Estonia 0.96	Iceland + 1 tied 0.99	Germany 0.95	Denmark 0.97	Denmark 0.95	Malta 20.3	Algeria + 61 tied < 2.5	Monaco 86.4	Monaco 21.7

How the Indigenous-rights score works

UNDRIP in law and policy: 3 = in national law with an action plan; 1 = endorsed with no plan, or plan halted. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 1, Brazil 2, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
ILO Convention 169 ratified: 3 = ratified; 0 = not ratified. Australia 0, Canada 0, New Zealand 0, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 0.
Constitutional or treaty recognition: 3 = entrenched constitutional rights; 1 = partial, statutory or state-level only. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 2, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
Land rights and redress: Strength and functioning of the redress mechanism. Australia 2, Canada 2, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 1.
Outcome targets and independent monitoring: 3 = quantified national Indigenous targets with independent annual assessment. Australia 3, Canada 2, New Zealand 1, Brazil 1, Bolivia 1, South Africa 0.
Indigenous data and data sovereignty: National disaggregated data and recognised Indigenous data governance. Australia 2, Canada 3, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 0.

Download the data

Global indices: every country and year since 1990 CSV JSON
Global indices: definitions and sources CSV JSON
Source: Human Rights Index (Our World in Data)
Source: Physical integrity rights (Our World in Data)
Source: Private civil liberties (Our World in Data)
Source: Political civil liberties (Our World in Data)
Source: Women's political empowerment (Our World in Data)
Source: LGBT+ Rights Index (Our World in Data)
Source: Prevalence of undernourishment (Our World in Data)
Source: Life expectancy at birth (Our World in Data)
Source: Expected years of schooling (Our World in Data)

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