Which has higher human rights index, Brazil or Slovakia?

Brazil, at 0.871 against 0.857 in Slovakia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Slovakia?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Brazil vs Slovakia: Human Rights Index

Brazil

0.871

in 2025

Slovakia

0.857

in 2025

Brazil rank

53rd

Slovakia rank

54th

Human Rights Index over time

Brazil
Slovakia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.871 against 0.857 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.014.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Slovakia ahead.

Brazil ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.136	0.409	0.273	Slovakia
1790s	0.136	0.4071	0.2711	Slovakia
1800s	0.1406	0.406	0.2654	Slovakia
1810s	0.159	0.406	0.247	Slovakia
1820s	0.3183	0.4068	0.0885	Slovakia
1830s	0.375	0.407	0.032	Slovakia
1840s	0.375	0.4826	0.1076	Slovakia
1850s	0.375	0.3493	0.0257	Brazil
1860s	0.375	0.4796	0.1046	Slovakia
1870s	0.375	0.5622	0.1872	Slovakia
1880s	0.3946	0.559	0.1644	Slovakia
1890s	0.4385	0.5621	0.1236	Slovakia
1900s	0.429	0.563	0.134	Slovakia
1910s	0.435	0.5832	0.1482	Slovakia
1920s	0.4346	0.8866	0.452	Slovakia
1930s	0.3484	0.7938	0.4454	Slovakia
1940s	0.3888	0.2503	0.1385	Brazil
1950s	0.5867	0.131	0.4557	Brazil
1960s	0.3838	0.2395	0.1443	Brazil
1970s	0.2294	0.2401	0.0107	Slovakia
1980s	0.553	0.248	0.305	Brazil
1990s	0.8207	0.9061	0.0854	Slovakia
2000s	0.8473	0.9378	0.0905	Slovakia
2010s	0.8316	0.9288	0.0972	Slovakia
2020s	0.7645	0.888	0.1235	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Brazil or Slovakia?: Brazil, at 0.871 against 0.857 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Brazil and Slovakia?: 0.014, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Slovakia?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Slovakia rank globally for human rights index?: Brazil ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 54th 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: 30 October 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.