What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Argentina and United States?

0.005, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?

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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs United States: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Argentina

0.821

in 2025

United States

0.826

in 2025

Argentina rank

67th

United States rank

66th

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Argentina
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.826 against 0.821 in Argentina, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Argentina ranks 67th and United States ranks 66th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and United States in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	United States	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.283	0.603	0.32	United States
1790s	0.283	0.5984	0.3154	United States
1800s	0.283	0.5948	0.3118	United States
1810s	0.3811	0.597	0.2159	United States
1820s	0.3921	0.5982	0.2061	United States
1830s	0.322	0.5922	0.2702	United States
1840s	0.322	0.5583	0.2363	United States
1850s	0.4093	0.588	0.1787	United States
1860s	0.6352	0.6957	0.0605	United States
1870s	0.6888	0.728	0.0392	United States
1880s	0.696	0.727	0.031	United States
1890s	0.692	0.733	0.041	United States
1900s	0.6795	0.7327	0.0532	United States
1910s	0.7024	0.7233	0.0209	United States
1920s	0.7459	0.7299	0.016	Argentina
1930s	0.5554	0.7512	0.1958	United States
1940s	0.5294	0.7431	0.2137	United States
1950s	0.5665	0.7736	0.2071	United States
1960s	0.6162	0.8141	0.1979	United States
1970s	0.3477	0.903	0.5553	United States
1980s	0.6725	0.9379	0.2654	United States
1990s	0.9211	0.947	0.0259	United States
2000s	0.9149	0.9289	0.014	United States
2010s	0.886	0.9469	0.0609	United States
2020s	0.8687	0.9138	0.0452	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Argentina or United States?: United States, at 0.826 against 0.821 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Argentina and United States?: 0.005, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and United States rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Argentina ranks 67th and United States ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy 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: 28 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.