What is human rights index in Canada?

Human rights index in Canada was 0.897 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2013.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1918.

How does Canada rank for human rights index?

Canada ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada 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 Canada

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

Canada: Human Rights Index was 0.897 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.897

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

35th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.939

in 2013

All-time low

0.83

in 1918

Years of data

185

1841–2025

Human Rights Index in Canada, 1841–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Canada is 0.897, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Canada peaked at 0.939 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1918.

Canada ranks 35th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 185 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Canada, 1841 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1841	0.837	—
1842	0.837	+0.0%
1843	0.837	+0.0%
1844	0.837	+0.0%
1845	0.837	+0.0%
1846	0.837	+0.0%
1847	0.837	+0.0%
1848	0.837	+0.0%
1849	0.837	+0.0%
1850	0.837	+0.0%
1851	0.837	+0.0%
1852	0.837	+0.0%
1853	0.837	+0.0%
1854	0.837	+0.0%
1855	0.837	+0.0%
1856	0.837	+0.0%
1857	0.837	+0.0%
1858	0.837	+0.0%
1859	0.837	+0.0%
1860	0.837	+0.0%
1861	0.837	+0.0%
1862	0.837	+0.0%
1863	0.837	+0.0%
1864	0.837	+0.0%
1865	0.837	+0.0%
1866	0.837	+0.0%
1867	0.837	+0.0%
1868	0.837	+0.0%
1869	0.837	+0.0%
1870	0.837	+0.0%
1871	0.837	+0.0%
1872	0.837	+0.0%
1873	0.837	+0.0%
1874	0.837	+0.0%
1875	0.837	+0.0%
1876	0.837	+0.0%
1877	0.837	+0.0%
1878	0.837	+0.0%
1879	0.837	+0.0%
1880	0.837	+0.0%
1881	0.837	+0.0%
1882	0.837	+0.0%
1883	0.837	+0.0%
1884	0.837	+0.0%
1885	0.837	+0.0%
1886	0.837	+0.0%
1887	0.837	+0.0%
1888	0.837	+0.0%
1889	0.837	+0.0%
1890	0.837	+0.0%
1891	0.837	+0.0%
1892	0.837	+0.0%
1893	0.837	+0.0%
1894	0.837	+0.0%
1895	0.837	+0.0%
1896	0.837	+0.0%
1897	0.837	+0.0%
1898	0.837	+0.0%
1899	0.837	+0.0%
1900	0.847	+1.2%
1901	0.847	+0.0%
1902	0.847	+0.0%
1903	0.847	+0.0%
1904	0.847	+0.0%
1905	0.847	+0.0%
1906	0.847	+0.0%
1907	0.847	+0.0%
1908	0.847	+0.0%
1909	0.847	+0.0%
1910	0.847	+0.0%
1911	0.847	+0.0%
1912	0.847	+0.0%
1913	0.847	+0.0%
1914	0.834	-1.5%
1915	0.834	+0.0%
1916	0.834	+0.0%
1917	0.834	+0.0%
1918	0.83	-0.5%
1919	0.84	+1.2%
1920	0.843	+0.4%
1921	0.84	-0.4%
1922	0.84	+0.0%
1923	0.84	+0.0%
1924	0.84	+0.0%
1925	0.842	+0.2%
1926	0.842	+0.0%
1927	0.842	+0.0%
1928	0.842	+0.0%
1929	0.844	+0.2%
1930	0.841	-0.4%
1931	0.835	-0.7%
1932	0.835	+0.0%
1933	0.835	+0.0%
1934	0.854	+2.3%
1935	0.856	+0.2%
1936	0.856	+0.0%
1937	0.856	+0.0%
1938	0.864	+0.9%
1939	0.841	-2.7%
1940	0.836	-0.6%
1941	0.832	-0.5%
1942	0.832	+0.0%
1943	0.832	+0.0%
1944	0.832	+0.0%
1945	0.831	-0.1%
1946	0.865	+4.1%
1947	0.865	+0.0%
1948	0.87	+0.6%
1949	0.87	+0.0%
1950	0.881	+1.3%
1951	0.881	+0.0%
1952	0.881	+0.0%
1953	0.879	-0.2%
1954	0.879	+0.0%
1955	0.879	+0.0%
1956	0.879	+0.0%
1957	0.879	+0.0%
1958	0.879	+0.0%
1959	0.879	+0.0%
1960	0.896	+1.9%
1961	0.897	+0.1%
1962	0.897	+0.0%
1963	0.91	+1.4%
1964	0.91	+0.0%
1965	0.913	+0.3%
1966	0.913	+0.0%
1967	0.913	+0.0%
1968	0.913	+0.0%
1969	0.913	+0.0%
1970	0.922	+1.0%
1971	0.924	+0.2%
1972	0.924	+0.0%
1973	0.924	+0.0%
1974	0.923	-0.1%
1975	0.923	+0.0%
1976	0.925	+0.2%
1977	0.925	+0.0%
1978	0.925	+0.0%
1979	0.925	+0.0%
1980	0.924	-0.1%
1981	0.924	+0.0%
1982	0.924	+0.0%
1983	0.926	+0.2%
1984	0.929	+0.3%
1985	0.929	+0.0%
1986	0.929	+0.0%
1987	0.929	+0.0%
1988	0.929	+0.0%
1989	0.929	+0.0%
1990	0.929	+0.0%
1991	0.929	+0.0%
1992	0.929	+0.0%
1993	0.929	+0.0%
1994	0.929	+0.0%
1995	0.929	+0.0%
1996	0.932	+0.3%
1997	0.936	+0.4%
1998	0.936	+0.0%
1999	0.936	+0.0%
2000	0.936	+0.0%
2001	0.933	-0.3%
2002	0.931	-0.2%
2003	0.931	+0.0%
2004	0.931	+0.0%
2005	0.931	+0.0%
2006	0.931	+0.0%
2007	0.933	+0.2%
2008	0.933	+0.0%
2009	0.933	+0.0%
2010	0.933	+0.0%
2011	0.933	+0.0%
2012	0.934	+0.1%
2013	0.939	+0.5%
2014	0.938	-0.1%
2015	0.938	+0.0%
2016	0.934	-0.4%
2017	0.927	-0.7%
2018	0.928	+0.1%
2019	0.93	+0.2%
2020	0.928	-0.2%
2021	0.931	+0.3%
2022	0.904	-2.9%
2023	0.896	-0.9%
2024	0.902	+0.7%
2025	0.897	-0.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.897 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.837	0.837	0.837	9
1850s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1860s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1870s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1880s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1890s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1900s	0.847	0.847	0.847	10
1910s	0.8394	0.83	0.847	10
1920s	0.8415	0.84	0.844	10
1930s	0.8473	0.835	0.864	10
1940s	0.8465	0.831	0.87	10
1950s	0.8796	0.879	0.881	10
1960s	0.9075	0.896	0.913	10
1970s	0.924	0.922	0.925	10
1980s	0.9272	0.924	0.929	10
1990s	0.9314	0.929	0.936	10
2000s	0.9323	0.931	0.936	10
2010s	0.9334	0.927	0.939	10
2020s	0.9097	0.896	0.931	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Canada?: Human rights index in Canada was 0.897 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1918.
How does Canada rank for human rights index?: Canada ranks 35th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.