Canada vs Italy: Human rights index vdem

Canada
0.897
in 2025
Italy
0.9
in 2025
Canada rank
35th
Italy rank
34th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
0.20.40.60.81181519202025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.9 against 0.897 in Canada, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and Italy ranks 34th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 15 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1840s 0.837 0.3514 0.4856 Canada
1850s 0.837 0.591 0.246 Canada
1860s 0.837 0.6118 0.2252 Canada
1870s 0.837 0.671 0.166 Canada
1880s 0.837 0.6712 0.1658 Canada
1890s 0.837 0.658 0.179 Canada
1900s 0.847 0.6991 0.1479 Canada
1910s 0.8394 0.6774 0.162 Canada
1920s 0.8415 0.361 0.4805 Canada
1930s 0.8473 0.1796 0.6677 Canada
1940s 0.8465 0.4713 0.3752 Canada
1950s 0.8796 0.8355 0.0441 Canada
1960s 0.9075 0.8634 0.0441 Canada
1970s 0.924 0.8878 0.0362 Canada
1980s 0.9272 0.9314 0.0042 Italy
1990s 0.9314 0.9347 0.0033 Italy
2000s 0.9323 0.9352 0.0029 Italy
2010s 0.9334 0.9313 0.0021 Canada
2020s 0.9097 0.9115 0.0018 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 0.9 against 0.897 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Canada and Italy?
0.003, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Canada ranks 35th and Italy ranks 34th 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