Cambodia vs Iran: Human rights index vdem
Cambodia
0.26
in 2025
Iran
0.248
in 2025
Cambodia rank
157th
Iran rank
158th
Human rights index vdem over time
- Cambodia
- Iran
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.26 against 0.248 in Iran, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 157th and Iran ranks 158th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 10 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.255 | 0.1494 | 0.1056 | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.255 | 0.2084 | 0.0466 | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 0.255 | 0.1446 | 0.1104 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.255 | 0.1062 | 0.1488 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.2597 | 0.2813 | 0.0216 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.3651 | 0.273 | 0.0921 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.4481 | 0.1939 | 0.2542 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.1888 | 0.1994 | 0.0106 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.0704 | 0.1262 | 0.0558 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.3598 | 0.2203 | 0.1395 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.5216 | 0.3071 | 0.2145 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.4396 | 0.2391 | 0.2005 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.3002 | 0.225 | 0.0752 | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vdem, Cambodia or Iran?
- Cambodia, at 0.26 against 0.248 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Cambodia and Iran?
- 0.012, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Iran?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Iran rank globally for human rights index vdem?
- Cambodia ranks 157th and Iran ranks 158th 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.