Which has higher human rights index, Lesotho or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.836 against 0.835 in Lesotho as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?

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.

Lesotho vs Portugal: Human Rights Index

Lesotho

0.835

in 2025

Portugal

0.836

in 2025

Lesotho rank

65th

Portugal rank

63rd

Human Rights Index over time

Lesotho
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.836 against 0.835 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.

Lesotho ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.233	0.5858	0.3528	Portugal
1910s	0.231	0.6281	0.3971	Portugal
1920s	0.231	0.5409	0.3099	Portugal
1930s	0.231	0.2726	0.0416	Portugal
1940s	0.231	0.247	0.016	Portugal
1950s	0.2614	0.248	0.0134	Lesotho
1960s	0.4046	0.2509	0.1537	Lesotho
1970s	0.3399	0.6724	0.3325	Portugal
1980s	0.3933	0.963	0.5697	Portugal
1990s	0.6727	0.963	0.2903	Portugal
2000s	0.7615	0.963	0.2015	Portugal
2010s	0.7554	0.9618	0.2064	Portugal
2020s	0.8142	0.9047	0.0905	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Lesotho or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.836 against 0.835 in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Lesotho and Portugal?: 0.001, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for human rights index?: Lesotho ranks 65th and Portugal ranks 63rd 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.