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
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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.

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About this data

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