Which has higher human rights index, Mexico or Morocco?

Morocco, at 0.645 against 0.626 in Mexico as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?

237 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.

Mexico vs Morocco: Human Rights Index

Mexico

0.626

in 2025

Morocco

0.645

in 2025

Mexico rank

109th

Morocco rank

106th

Human Rights Index over time

Mexico
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.645 against 0.626 in Mexico, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 109th and Morocco ranks 106th of 176 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.216	0.089	0.127	Mexico
1790s	0.216	0.0822	0.1338	Mexico
1800s	0.2249	0.075	0.1499	Mexico
1810s	0.2951	0.075	0.2201	Mexico
1820s	0.3972	0.0837	0.3135	Mexico
1830s	0.424	0.086	0.338	Mexico
1840s	0.424	0.086	0.338	Mexico
1850s	0.3917	0.0896	0.3021	Mexico
1860s	0.382	0.0956	0.2864	Mexico
1870s	0.3861	0.096	0.2901	Mexico
1880s	0.323	0.099	0.224	Mexico
1890s	0.323	0.1025	0.2205	Mexico
1900s	0.308	0.1191	0.1889	Mexico
1910s	0.3129	0.2075	0.1054	Mexico
1920s	0.3402	0.2286	0.1116	Mexico
1930s	0.4203	0.2272	0.1931	Mexico
1940s	0.4688	0.2342	0.2346	Mexico
1950s	0.476	0.2699	0.2061	Mexico
1960s	0.4637	0.3142	0.1495	Mexico
1970s	0.5144	0.3089	0.2055	Mexico
1980s	0.5809	0.3376	0.2433	Mexico
1990s	0.6485	0.4176	0.2309	Mexico
2000s	0.7037	0.599	0.1047	Mexico
2010s	0.6921	0.6229	0.0692	Mexico
2020s	0.6607	0.6433	0.0173	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Mexico or Morocco?: Morocco, at 0.645 against 0.626 in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Mexico and Morocco?: 0.019, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Morocco?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Morocco rank globally for human rights index?: Mexico ranks 109th and Morocco ranks 106th 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.