What is human rights index in Bhutan?

Human rights index in Bhutan was 0.701 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2020.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1900.

How does Bhutan rank for human rights index?

Bhutan ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Bhutan 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 Bhutan

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

Bhutan: Human Rights Index was 0.701 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.701

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

95th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.761

in 2020

All-time low

0.267

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Bhutan, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Bhutan is 0.701, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Bhutan peaked at 0.761 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.267, in 1900.

That places Bhutan 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Bhutan, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.267	—
1901	0.267	+0.0%
1902	0.27	+1.1%
1903	0.27	+0.0%
1904	0.27	+0.0%
1905	0.27	+0.0%
1906	0.27	+0.0%
1907	0.287	+6.3%
1908	0.312	+8.7%
1909	0.312	+0.0%
1910	0.312	+0.0%
1911	0.312	+0.0%
1912	0.312	+0.0%
1913	0.312	+0.0%
1914	0.312	+0.0%
1915	0.312	+0.0%
1916	0.312	+0.0%
1917	0.312	+0.0%
1918	0.312	+0.0%
1919	0.312	+0.0%
1920	0.312	+0.0%
1921	0.312	+0.0%
1922	0.312	+0.0%
1923	0.312	+0.0%
1924	0.312	+0.0%
1925	0.312	+0.0%
1926	0.312	+0.0%
1927	0.323	+3.5%
1928	0.323	+0.0%
1929	0.323	+0.0%
1930	0.323	+0.0%
1931	0.323	+0.0%
1932	0.343	+6.2%
1933	0.343	+0.0%
1934	0.343	+0.0%
1935	0.343	+0.0%
1936	0.343	+0.0%
1937	0.343	+0.0%
1938	0.343	+0.0%
1939	0.343	+0.0%
1940	0.343	+0.0%
1941	0.343	+0.0%
1942	0.343	+0.0%
1943	0.352	+2.6%
1944	0.341	-3.1%
1945	0.351	+2.9%
1946	0.351	+0.0%
1947	0.351	+0.0%
1948	0.351	+0.0%
1949	0.351	+0.0%
1950	0.36	+2.6%
1951	0.36	+0.0%
1952	0.374	+3.9%
1953	0.386	+3.2%
1954	0.404	+4.7%
1955	0.414	+2.5%
1956	0.417	+0.7%
1957	0.432	+3.6%
1958	0.446	+3.2%
1959	0.446	+0.0%
1960	0.468	+4.9%
1961	0.468	+0.0%
1962	0.468	+0.0%
1963	0.468	+0.0%
1964	0.468	+0.0%
1965	0.471	+0.6%
1966	0.471	+0.0%
1967	0.471	+0.0%
1968	0.475	+0.8%
1969	0.475	+0.0%
1970	0.475	+0.0%
1971	0.475	+0.0%
1972	0.489	+2.9%
1973	0.489	+0.0%
1974	0.489	+0.0%
1975	0.489	+0.0%
1976	0.495	+1.2%
1977	0.489	-1.2%
1978	0.489	+0.0%
1979	0.489	+0.0%
1980	0.498	+1.8%
1981	0.498	+0.0%
1982	0.498	+0.0%
1983	0.498	+0.0%
1984	0.491	-1.4%
1985	0.483	-1.6%
1986	0.481	-0.4%
1987	0.48	-0.2%
1988	0.483	+0.6%
1989	0.505	+4.6%
1990	0.511	+1.2%
1991	0.511	+0.0%
1992	0.516	+1.0%
1993	0.521	+1.0%
1994	0.521	+0.0%
1995	0.521	+0.0%
1996	0.522	+0.2%
1997	0.522	+0.0%
1998	0.544	+4.2%
1999	0.548	+0.7%
2000	0.563	+2.7%
2001	0.572	+1.6%
2002	0.588	+2.8%
2003	0.595	+1.2%
2004	0.599	+0.7%
2005	0.587	-2.0%
2006	0.591	+0.7%
2007	0.621	+5.1%
2008	0.717	+15.5%
2009	0.721	+0.6%
2010	0.732	+1.5%
2011	0.732	+0.0%
2012	0.734	+0.3%
2013	0.731	-0.4%
2014	0.732	+0.1%
2015	0.732	+0.0%
2016	0.729	-0.4%
2017	0.731	+0.3%
2018	0.744	+1.8%
2019	0.758	+1.9%
2020	0.761	+0.4%
2021	0.717	-5.8%
2022	0.717	+0.0%
2023	0.72	+0.4%
2024	0.724	+0.6%
2025	0.701	-3.2%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

Bhutan's 0.701 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Bhutan's 0.701 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.2795	0.267	0.312	10
1910s	0.312	0.312	0.312	10
1920s	0.3153	0.312	0.323	10
1930s	0.339	0.323	0.343	10
1940s	0.3477	0.341	0.352	10
1950s	0.4039	0.36	0.446	10
1960s	0.4703	0.468	0.475	10
1970s	0.4868	0.475	0.495	10
1980s	0.4915	0.48	0.505	10
1990s	0.5237	0.511	0.548	10
2000s	0.6154	0.563	0.721	10
2010s	0.7355	0.729	0.758	10
2020s	0.7233	0.701	0.761	6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

92 Serbia 0.73 compare
93 Maldives 0.724 compare
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96 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
96 Georgia 0.7 compare
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More social development data for Bhutan

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Bhutan?: Human rights index in Bhutan was 0.701 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2020.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.267 in 1900.
How does Bhutan rank for human rights index?: Bhutan ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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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: 18 September 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.