Civil Rights Score in India
India: Civil Rights Score was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in India, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in India stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in India peaked at 7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2021.
That places India 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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More social development data for India
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 238,643 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 42,610 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.26 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.534 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.246 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.534 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in India?
- Civil rights score in India was 5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2021.
- How does India rank for civil rights score?
- India ranks 54th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.