Human Rights Index in Chad
Chad: Human Rights Index was 0.284 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index in Chad, 1920–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index in Chad is 0.284, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Chad peaked at 0.403 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.181, in 1982.
Chad ranks 154th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.191 | 0.191 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2116 | 0.191 | 0.239 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2519 | 0.251 | 0.252 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2882 | 0.275 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2607 | 0.236 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1853 | 0.181 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3782 | 0.251 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3936 | 0.38 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.387 | 0.35 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3045 | 0.275 | 0.353 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More social development data for Chad
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.50 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15,281 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.242 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.427 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.399 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.242 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.129 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.062 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index in Chad?
- Human rights index in Chad was 0.284 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.403 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.181 in 1982.
- How does Chad rank for human rights index?
- Chad ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.