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

0.01, with United States ahead.

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

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

Sri Lanka vs United States: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Sri Lanka

0.816

in 2025

United States

0.826

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

69th

United States rank

66th

Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Sri Lanka
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States ranks 66th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 7 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.764	0.7327	0.0313	Sri Lanka
1910s	0.764	0.7233	0.0407	Sri Lanka
1920s	0.78	0.7299	0.0501	Sri Lanka
1930s	0.7913	0.7512	0.0401	Sri Lanka
1940s	0.7984	0.7431	0.0553	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.8413	0.7736	0.0677	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.8347	0.8141	0.0206	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.7359	0.903	0.1671	United States
1980s	0.5609	0.9379	0.377	United States
1990s	0.5522	0.947	0.3948	United States
2000s	0.5315	0.9289	0.3974	United States
2010s	0.6732	0.9469	0.2737	United States
2020s	0.7248	0.9138	0.189	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. electoral democracy index, Sri Lanka or United States?: United States, at 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. electoral democracy index between Sri Lanka and United States?: 0.01, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?: Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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.