Which has higher human rights index, Moldova or Portugal?

Moldova, at 0.842 against 0.836 in Portugal as of 2025.

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

217 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.

Moldova vs Portugal: Human Rights Index

Moldova

0.842

in 2025

Portugal

0.836

in 2025

Moldova rank

61st

Portugal rank

63rd

Human Rights Index over time

Moldova
Portugal

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.842 against 0.836 in Portugal, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 63rd of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.143	0.08	0.063	Moldova
1790s	0.1338	0.08	0.0538	Moldova
1800s	0.1619	0.0837	0.0782	Moldova
1810s	0.162	0.081	0.081	Moldova
1820s	0.1464	0.3276	0.1812	Portugal
1830s	0.1349	0.3047	0.1698	Portugal
1840s	0.1294	0.4288	0.2994	Portugal
1850s	0.1717	0.5804	0.4087	Portugal
1860s	0.2613	0.583	0.3217	Portugal
1870s	0.286	0.583	0.297	Portugal
1880s	0.2509	0.583	0.3321	Portugal
1890s	0.2696	0.583	0.3134	Portugal
1900s	0.2969	0.5858	0.2889	Portugal
1910s	0.2721	0.6281	0.356	Portugal
1940s	0.0169	0.247	0.2301	Portugal
1950s	0.0886	0.248	0.1594	Portugal
1960s	0.1468	0.2509	0.1041	Portugal
1970s	0.148	0.6724	0.5244	Portugal
1980s	0.2045	0.963	0.7585	Portugal
1990s	0.7474	0.963	0.2156	Portugal
2000s	0.7357	0.963	0.2273	Portugal
2010s	0.8276	0.9618	0.1342	Portugal
2020s	0.8665	0.9047	0.0382	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Moldova or Portugal?: Moldova, at 0.842 against 0.836 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Moldova and Portugal?: 0.006, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Portugal?: 217 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Portugal rank globally for human rights index?: Moldova ranks 61st 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.