Which has higher human rights index, Kenya or Nepal?

Nepal, at 0.742 against 0.74 in Kenya as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Kenya vs Nepal: Human Rights Index

Kenya

0.74

in 2025

Nepal

0.742

in 2025

Kenya rank

90th

Nepal rank

88th

Human Rights Index over time

Kenya
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.742 against 0.74 in Kenya, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 88th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0939	0.028	0.0659	Kenya
1910s	0.104	0.028	0.076	Kenya
1920s	0.1035	0.028	0.0755	Kenya
1930s	0.11	0.0283	0.0817	Kenya
1940s	0.1119	0.0338	0.0781	Kenya
1950s	0.0712	0.3637	0.2925	Nepal
1960s	0.2523	0.2277	0.0246	Kenya
1970s	0.2957	0.2127	0.083	Kenya
1980s	0.2479	0.2426	0.0053	Kenya
1990s	0.4019	0.6671	0.2652	Nepal
2000s	0.6078	0.6443	0.0365	Nepal
2010s	0.6835	0.8038	0.1203	Nepal
2020s	0.7425	0.765	0.0225	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Kenya or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.742 against 0.74 in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Kenya and Nepal?: 0.002, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for human rights index?: Kenya ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 88th 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.