Argentina vs United States of America: Human rights index vdem

Argentina
0.821
in 2025
United States of America
0.826
in 2025
Argentina rank
67th
United States of America rank
66th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Argentina
  • United States of America
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.826 against 0.821 in Argentina, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States of America ahead.

Argentina ranks 67th and United States of America ranks 66th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United States of America Difference Ahead
1780s 0.283 0.603 0.32 United States of America
1790s 0.283 0.5984 0.3154 United States of America
1800s 0.283 0.5948 0.3118 United States of America
1810s 0.3811 0.597 0.2159 United States of America
1820s 0.3921 0.5982 0.2061 United States of America
1830s 0.322 0.5922 0.2702 United States of America
1840s 0.322 0.5583 0.2363 United States of America
1850s 0.4093 0.588 0.1787 United States of America
1860s 0.6352 0.6957 0.0605 United States of America
1870s 0.6888 0.728 0.0392 United States of America
1880s 0.696 0.727 0.031 United States of America
1890s 0.692 0.733 0.041 United States of America
1900s 0.6795 0.7327 0.0532 United States of America
1910s 0.7024 0.7233 0.0209 United States of America
1920s 0.7459 0.7299 0.016 Argentina
1930s 0.5554 0.7512 0.1958 United States of America
1940s 0.5294 0.7431 0.2137 United States of America
1950s 0.5665 0.7736 0.2071 United States of America
1960s 0.6162 0.8141 0.1979 United States of America
1970s 0.3477 0.903 0.5553 United States of America
1980s 0.6725 0.9379 0.2654 United States of America
1990s 0.9211 0.947 0.0259 United States of America
2000s 0.9149 0.9289 0.014 United States of America
2010s 0.886 0.9469 0.0609 United States of America
2020s 0.8687 0.9138 0.0452 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Argentina or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.826 against 0.821 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Argentina and United States of America?
0.005, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Argentina ranks 67th and United States of America ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed