Human rights index vdem in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Human rights index vdem was 0.438 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vdem in Central African Republic, 1920–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vdem in Central African Republic is 0.438, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Central African Republic peaked at 0.548 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.104, in 1920.
Central African Republic ranks 132nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.104 | 0.104 | 0.104 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1222 | 0.104 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1698 | 0.127 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2991 | 0.263 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3156 | 0.186 | 0.422 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.184 | 0.173 | 0.212 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4271 | 0.398 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5037 | 0.448 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4795 | 0.458 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4494 | 0.315 | 0.509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4753 | 0.437 | 0.521 | 6 |
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More social development data for Central African Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 55,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 674,222 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.438 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.102 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.458 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.613 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.13 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vdem in Central African Republic?
- Human rights index vdem in Central African Republic was 0.438 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.548 in 1992.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.104 in 1920.
- How does Central African Republic rank for human rights index vdem?
- Central African Republic ranks 132nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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