Which has higher human rights index, Guatemala or Israel?

Israel, at 0.787 against 0.766 in Guatemala as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Israel?

206 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.

Guatemala vs Israel: Human Rights Index

Guatemala

0.766

in 2025

Israel

0.787

in 2025

Guatemala rank

85th

Israel rank

82nd

Human Rights Index over time

Guatemala
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.787 against 0.766 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.021.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 85th and Israel ranks 82nd of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.298	0.176	0.122	Guatemala
1790s	0.298	0.176	0.122	Guatemala
1800s	0.299	0.175	0.124	Guatemala
1810s	0.2563	0.168	0.0883	Guatemala
1820s	0.2992	0.168	0.1312	Guatemala
1830s	0.2836	0.1851	0.0985	Guatemala
1840s	0.1548	0.317	0.1622	Israel
1850s	0.142	0.3196	0.1776	Israel
1860s	0.142	0.3466	0.2046	Israel
1870s	0.174	0.3064	0.1324	Israel
1880s	0.1846	0.1877	0.0031	Israel
1890s	0.2588	0.174	0.0848	Guatemala
1900s	0.1312	0.2003	0.0691	Israel
1910s	0.131	0.2059	0.0749	Israel
1940s	0.547	0.6845	0.1375	Israel
1950s	0.3324	0.6887	0.3563	Israel
1960s	0.1303	0.7221	0.5918	Israel
1970s	0.0954	0.7998	0.7044	Israel
1980s	0.1653	0.806	0.6407	Israel
1990s	0.3851	0.82	0.4349	Israel
2000s	0.7012	0.8383	0.1371	Israel
2010s	0.7195	0.8285	0.109	Israel
2020s	0.7268	0.8172	0.0903	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Guatemala or Israel?: Israel, at 0.787 against 0.766 in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Guatemala and Israel?: 0.021, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Israel?: 206 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Israel rank globally for human rights index?: Guatemala ranks 85th and Israel ranks 82nd 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.