Which has higher human rights index, Ireland or Switzerland?

Ireland, at 0.956 against 0.95 in Switzerland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 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.

Ireland vs Switzerland: Human Rights Index

Ireland

0.956

in 2025

Switzerland

0.95

in 2025

Ireland rank

4th

Switzerland rank

6th

Human Rights Index over time

Ireland
Switzerland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.956 against 0.95 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ireland ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 176 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	0.572	0.758	0.186	Switzerland
1800s	0.572	0.7628	0.1908	Switzerland
1810s	0.5641	0.766	0.2019	Switzerland
1820s	0.5736	0.766	0.1924	Switzerland
1830s	0.6789	0.7671	0.0882	Switzerland
1840s	0.7604	0.7771	0.0167	Switzerland
1850s	0.7753	0.837	0.0617	Switzerland
1860s	0.777	0.837	0.06	Switzerland
1870s	0.7913	0.869	0.0777	Switzerland
1880s	0.8229	0.869	0.0461	Switzerland
1890s	0.8252	0.869	0.0438	Switzerland
1900s	0.83	0.871	0.041	Switzerland
1910s	0.8076	0.8682	0.0606	Switzerland
1920s	0.7853	0.877	0.0917	Switzerland
1930s	0.8667	0.8784	0.0117	Switzerland
1940s	0.8798	0.8858	0.006	Switzerland
1950s	0.8887	0.902	0.0133	Switzerland
1960s	0.8999	0.902	0.0021	Switzerland
1970s	0.9169	0.9174	0.0005	Switzerland
1980s	0.929	0.93	0.001	Switzerland
1990s	0.9471	0.9454	0.0017	Ireland
2000s	0.9511	0.9573	0.0062	Switzerland
2010s	0.954	0.9575	0.0035	Switzerland
2020s	0.9563	0.9518	0.0045	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Ireland or Switzerland?: Ireland, at 0.956 against 0.95 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Ireland and Switzerland?: 0.006, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Switzerland rank globally for human rights index?: Ireland ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th 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.