Gabon vs Zambia: Human rights index vdem

Gabon
0.788
in 2025
Zambia
0.773
in 2025
Gabon rank
81st
Zambia rank
84th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Gabon
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.788 against 0.773 in Zambia, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Zambia ahead.

Gabon ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 84th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Zambia Difference Ahead
1910s 0.081 0.2816 0.2006 Zambia
1920s 0.0792 0.276 0.1968 Zambia
1930s 0.082 0.2692 0.1872 Zambia
1940s 0.1189 0.2788 0.1599 Zambia
1950s 0.2111 0.3075 0.0964 Zambia
1960s 0.3754 0.4354 0.06 Zambia
1970s 0.3846 0.4353 0.0507 Zambia
1980s 0.3947 0.411 0.0163 Zambia
1990s 0.7616 0.7015 0.0601 Gabon
2000s 0.7807 0.7557 0.025 Gabon
2010s 0.8431 0.744 0.0991 Gabon
2020s 0.7982 0.7925 0.0057 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Gabon or Zambia?
Gabon, at 0.788 against 0.773 in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Gabon and Zambia?
0.015, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Gabon ranks 81st and Zambia ranks 84th 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