Human Rights Index in Cambodia
Cambodia: Human Rights Index was 0.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.26
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
157th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.54
in 2001
All-time low
0.009
in 1976
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human Rights Index in Cambodia, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index in Cambodia stood at 0.26.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Cambodia peaked at 0.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1976.
Cambodia ranks 157th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Human Rights Index in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.255 | — |
| 1901 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.266 | +4.3% |
| 1947 | 0.267 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.278 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.415 | +49.3% |
| 1955 | 0.421 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.432 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.436 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.439 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.446 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.453 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.392 | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.36 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.357 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 | -97.2% |
| 1976 | 0.009 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.025 | +177.8% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +180.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.069 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.071 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.072 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.081 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.083 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.169 | +103.6% |
| 1993 | 0.333 | +97.0% |
| 1994 | 0.483 | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 0.487 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.453 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.513 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.509 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.527 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.54 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.538 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.529 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.511 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.504 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.505 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.467 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.461 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.455 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.408 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.352 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.361 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.379 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.35 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.325 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.334 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.276 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.256 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.26 | +1.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.255 | 0.255 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2597 | 0.255 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3651 | 0.267 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4481 | 0.439 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1888 | 0.009 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0704 | 0.069 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3598 | 0.081 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5216 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4396 | 0.352 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3002 | 0.256 | 0.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More social development data for Cambodia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index in Cambodia?
- Human rights index in Cambodia was 0.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2001.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1976.
- How does Cambodia rank for human rights index?
- Cambodia ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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
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.