Which has higher human rights index, Germany or Spain?

Spain, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Germany as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?

191 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.

Germany vs Spain: Human Rights Index

Germany

0.94

in 2025

Spain

0.942

in 2025

Germany rank

14th

Spain rank

13th

Human Rights Index over time

Germany
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.942 against 0.94 in Germany, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Spain in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.226	0.261	0.035	Spain
1790s	0.226	0.261	0.035	Spain
1800s	0.2324	0.275	0.0426	Spain
1810s	0.274	0.2939	0.0199	Spain
1820s	0.274	0.333	0.059	Spain
1830s	0.274	0.3178	0.0438	Spain
1840s	0.3053	0.3963	0.091	Spain
1850s	0.391	0.4098	0.0188	Spain
1860s	0.4342	0.423	0.0112	Germany
1870s	0.5932	0.4777	0.1155	Germany
1880s	0.605	0.4786	0.1264	Germany
1890s	0.6224	0.484	0.1384	Germany
1900s	0.6482	0.4864	0.1618	Germany
1910s	0.6235	0.488	0.1355	Germany
1920s	0.7603	0.3556	0.4047	Germany
1930s	0.2678	0.5474	0.2796	Spain
1940s	0.032	0.1174	0.0854	Spain
1990s	0.967	0.9564	0.0106	Germany
2000s	0.9671	0.96	0.0071	Germany
2010s	0.963	0.9534	0.0096	Germany
2020s	0.9478	0.9442	0.0037	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Germany or Spain?: Spain, at 0.942 against 0.94 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Germany and Spain?: 0.002, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?: 191 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for human rights index?: Germany ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.