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

Sri Lanka, at 0.816 against 0.814 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Human Rights Index

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.814

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.816

in 2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

70th

Sri Lanka rank

69th

Human Rights Index over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.816 against 0.814 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.002.

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.516	0.764	0.248	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.5028	0.78	0.2772	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.4706	0.7913	0.3207	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.1626	0.7984	0.6358	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.3233	0.8413	0.518	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.3541	0.8347	0.4806	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.38	0.7359	0.3559	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.4458	0.5609	0.1151	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.5338	0.5522	0.0184	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.8432	0.5315	0.3117	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	0.8459	0.6732	0.1727	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	0.8153	0.7248	0.0905	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.816 against 0.814 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 0.002, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka?: 107 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka rank globally for human rights index?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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.