Sri Lanka vs United States: Key features of human rights

Sri Lanka
0.816
in 2025
United States
0.826
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
69th
United States rank
66th

Key features of human rights over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
00.20.40.60.81178919072025

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 key features of human rights, Sri Lanka or United States?
United States, at 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of human rights 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 key features of human rights?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Key features of human rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed