Which has higher human rights index, Ethiopia or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 0.307 against 0.304 in Ethiopia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Venezuela?

227 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.

Ethiopia vs Venezuela: Human Rights Index

Ethiopia

0.304

in 2025

Venezuela

0.307

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

149th

Venezuela rank

148th

Human Rights Index over time

Ethiopia
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.307 against 0.304 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 149th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.098	0.14	0.042	Venezuela
1790s	0.098	0.14	0.042	Venezuela
1800s	0.098	0.1471	0.0491	Venezuela
1810s	0.098	0.1748	0.0768	Venezuela
1830s	0.098	0.4609	0.3629	Venezuela
1840s	0.098	0.4018	0.3038	Venezuela
1850s	0.0966	0.3897	0.2931	Venezuela
1860s	0.096	0.4387	0.3427	Venezuela
1870s	0.096	0.401	0.305	Venezuela
1880s	0.1067	0.4409	0.3342	Venezuela
1890s	0.136	0.4572	0.3212	Venezuela
1900s	0.1451	0.2892	0.1441	Venezuela
1910s	0.1535	0.2597	0.1062	Venezuela
1920s	0.1602	0.2411	0.0809	Venezuela
1930s	0.1506	0.336	0.1854	Venezuela
1940s	0.1689	0.5666	0.3977	Venezuela
1950s	0.1775	0.3668	0.1893	Venezuela
1960s	0.1867	0.7947	0.608	Venezuela
1970s	0.1141	0.8598	0.7457	Venezuela
1980s	0.0557	0.8659	0.8102	Venezuela
1990s	0.3446	0.8674	0.5228	Venezuela
2000s	0.3869	0.7173	0.3304	Venezuela
2010s	0.3942	0.5338	0.1396	Venezuela
2020s	0.3965	0.3308	0.0657	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Ethiopia or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.307 against 0.304 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Ethiopia and Venezuela?: 0.003, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Venezuela?: 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Venezuela rank globally for human rights index?: Ethiopia ranks 149th and Venezuela ranks 148th 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.