Civil Rights Score by country
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.
Countries reporting
128
Highest
10
Chile
Lowest
1
Yemen
Median
4
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,394
What the numbers show
Civil Rights Score is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 10 in Chile; the lowest is 1 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 4.72.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 75.0%).
Civil Rights Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Taiwan | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 7 | Lithuania | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Slovakia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Albania | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Botswana | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | South Korea | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Montenegro | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Argentina | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Armenia | 7 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 19 | Benin | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Jamaica | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Moldova | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Bolivia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Hungary | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 31 | Indonesia | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Lebanon | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Liberia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 31 | Lesotho | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Malaysia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 31 | Namibia | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Nepal | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Peru | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 31 | Paraguay | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Qatar | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | Senegal | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Singapore | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ukraine | 6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 31 | Zambia | 6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 54 | India | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 54 | Jordan | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Kenya | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 54 | Madagascar | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 54 | Mauritania | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Angola | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Bahrain | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | Georgia | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Honduras | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Kuwait | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Morocco | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | Mexico | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Nigeria | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Philippines | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 64 | Togo | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | Tanzania | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Uganda | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 82 | Central African Republic | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Cameroon | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Cuba | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 82 | Egypt | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Iraq | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Laos | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Mali | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 82 | Niger | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Syria | 3 | 2025 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 82 | Thailand | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Tunisia | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 82 | Turkey | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 82 | Vietnam | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Burundi | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Cambodia | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Mozambique | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 99 | Oman | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Pakistan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | South Sudan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Chad | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 99 | Venezuela | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 117 | China | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 117 | Eritrea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Haiti | 1 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 117 | Iran | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 117 | Libya | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Myanmar | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 117 | North Korea | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Sudan | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 117 | Somalia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 117 | Yemen | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.