What is human rights index in Armenia?

Human rights index in Armenia was 0.8 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Armenia?

The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2019.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Armenia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.

How does Armenia rank for human rights index?

Armenia ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Armenia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Armenia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Armenia

Name: Human Rights Index in Armenia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Armenia: Human Rights Index was 0.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.8

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

76th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.9

in 2019

All-time low

0.014

in 1937

Years of data

108

1918–2025

Human Rights Index in Armenia, 1918–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Armenia is 0.8, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Armenia peaked at 0.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1937.

Armenia ranks 76th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.063	0.058	0.068	2
1920s	0.0409	0.027	0.059	10
1930s	0.0175	0.014	0.022	10
1940s	0.0169	0.014	0.02	10
1950s	0.0886	0.014	0.15	10
1960s	0.1468	0.145	0.148	10
1970s	0.148	0.146	0.15	10
1980s	0.2045	0.147	0.314	10
1990s	0.6951	0.667	0.755	10
2000s	0.7035	0.643	0.752	10
2010s	0.8043	0.779	0.9	10
2020s	0.853	0.8	0.9	6

Countries ranked near Armenia

73 Papua New Guinea 0.805 compare
73 Paraguay 0.805 compare
75 Mongolia 0.801 compare
76 Peru 0.8 compare
78 Hungary 0.793 compare
79 Sierra Leone 0.792 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Armenia

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 123,087 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,578 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.614 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.732 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.869 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.614 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.319 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.371 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Armenia?: Human rights index in Armenia was 0.8 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Armenia?: The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Armenia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.
How does Armenia rank for human rights index?: Armenia ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Armenia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Armenia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights 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: 07 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.