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.

Human Rights Index in Chad

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

Chad: Human Rights Index was 0.284 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.284

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

154th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.403

in 2011

All-time low

0.181

in 1982

Years of data

106

1920–2025

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.

Human Rights Index in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Chad, 1920 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1920	0.191	—
1921	0.191	+0.0%
1922	0.191	+0.0%
1923	0.191	+0.0%
1924	0.191	+0.0%
1925	0.191	+0.0%
1926	0.191	+0.0%
1927	0.191	+0.0%
1928	0.191	+0.0%
1929	0.191	+0.0%
1930	0.191	+0.0%
1931	0.191	+0.0%
1932	0.191	+0.0%
1933	0.191	+0.0%
1934	0.191	+0.0%
1935	0.191	+0.0%
1936	0.191	+0.0%
1937	0.191	+0.0%
1938	0.191	+0.0%
1939	0.191	+0.0%
1940	0.191	+0.0%
1941	0.191	+0.0%
1942	0.191	+0.0%
1943	0.197	+3.1%
1944	0.197	+0.0%
1945	0.211	+7.1%
1946	0.222	+5.2%
1947	0.238	+7.2%
1948	0.239	+0.4%
1949	0.239	+0.0%
1950	0.252	+5.4%
1951	0.252	+0.0%
1952	0.252	+0.0%
1953	0.252	+0.0%
1954	0.252	+0.0%
1955	0.252	+0.0%
1956	0.252	+0.0%
1957	0.252	+0.0%
1958	0.252	+0.0%
1959	0.251	-0.4%
1960	0.309	+23.1%
1961	0.309	+0.0%
1962	0.303	-1.9%
1963	0.293	-3.3%
1964	0.281	-4.1%
1965	0.281	+0.0%
1966	0.281	+0.0%
1967	0.275	-2.1%
1968	0.275	+0.0%
1969	0.275	+0.0%
1970	0.266	-3.3%
1971	0.266	+0.0%
1972	0.26	-2.3%
1973	0.236	-9.2%
1974	0.236	+0.0%
1975	0.243	+3.0%
1976	0.278	+14.4%
1977	0.278	+0.0%
1978	0.278	+0.0%
1979	0.266	-4.3%
1980	0.211	-20.7%
1981	0.194	-8.1%
1982	0.181	-6.7%
1983	0.181	+0.0%
1984	0.181	+0.0%
1985	0.181	+0.0%
1986	0.181	+0.0%
1987	0.181	+0.0%
1988	0.181	+0.0%
1989	0.181	+0.0%
1990	0.251	+38.7%
1991	0.379	+51.0%
1992	0.389	+2.6%
1993	0.389	+0.0%
1994	0.389	+0.0%
1995	0.389	+0.0%
1996	0.399	+2.6%
1997	0.399	+0.0%
1998	0.399	+0.0%
1999	0.399	+0.0%
2000	0.399	+0.0%
2001	0.399	+0.0%
2002	0.399	+0.0%
2003	0.399	+0.0%
2004	0.399	+0.0%
2005	0.393	-1.5%
2006	0.393	+0.0%
2007	0.38	-3.3%
2008	0.382	+0.5%
2009	0.393	+2.9%
2010	0.401	+2.0%
2011	0.403	+0.5%
2012	0.403	+0.0%
2013	0.403	+0.0%
2014	0.393	-2.5%
2015	0.391	-0.5%
2016	0.386	-1.3%
2017	0.35	-9.3%
2018	0.359	+2.6%
2019	0.381	+6.1%
2020	0.353	-7.3%
2021	0.316	-10.5%
2022	0.275	-13.0%
2023	0.296	+7.6%
2024	0.303	+2.4%
2025	0.284	-6.3%

Chad compared with similar countries

Chad's 0.284 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Chad's 0.284 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

151 Bahrain 0.3 compare
151 Vatican 0.3
153 Azerbaijan 0.291 compare
155 Burundi 0.271 compare
156 Russia 0.265 compare
157 Cambodia 0.26 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Chad

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.50 million (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,281 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0715 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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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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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.