Which has higher human rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malawi?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.814 against 0.806 in Malawi as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?

0.008, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?

107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malawi: Human Rights Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.814

in 2025

Malawi

0.806

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

70th

Malawi rank

72nd

Human Rights Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Malawi

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 0.814 against 0.806 in Malawi, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 11 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.516	0.064	0.452	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1920s	0.5028	0.065	0.4378	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s	0.4706	0.069	0.4016	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s	0.1626	0.0714	0.0912	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s	0.3233	0.0762	0.2471	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s	0.3541	0.114	0.2401	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s	0.38	0.0877	0.2923	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s	0.4458	0.09	0.3558	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	0.5338	0.3751	0.1587	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	0.8432	0.6876	0.1556	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.8459	0.7802	0.0657	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.8153	0.8257	0.0103	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Malawi?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 0.814 against 0.806 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?: 0.008, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi rank globally for human rights index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Malawi ranks 72nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.