Human Rights Index in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Human Rights Index was 0.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.802
in 2015
All-time low
0.146
in 1913
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human Rights Index in Cote d'Ivoire, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index in Cote d'Ivoire is 0.7, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.802 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.146, in 1913.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.153 | — |
| 1901 | 0.151 | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.152 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.149 | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.146 | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.15 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.152 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.177 | +12.0% |
| 1935 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.178 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.176 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.188 | +6.8% |
| 1945 | 0.214 | +13.8% |
| 1946 | 0.247 | +15.4% |
| 1947 | 0.261 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.262 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.271 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.259 | -4.4% |
| 1958 | 0.256 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.252 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.478 | +89.7% |
| 1961 | 0.477 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.467 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.463 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.473 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.477 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.481 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.486 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.485 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.486 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.49 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.647 | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.646 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.641 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.659 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.687 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.688 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.706 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.716 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.711 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.706 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.724 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.723 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.726 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.729 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.722 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.726 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.729 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.733 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.732 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.729 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.712 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.698 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.739 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.795 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.796 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.802 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.798 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.766 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.767 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.763 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.707 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.711 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.724 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.734 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.712 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7 | -1.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +89.7% | 0.252 | 0.478 |
| 1990 | +32.0% | 0.49 | 0.647 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1499 | 0.149 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1477 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1574 | 0.152 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1695 | 0.158 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2138 | 0.176 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2646 | 0.252 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4663 | 0.463 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4766 | 0.473 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4842 | 0.481 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6807 | 0.641 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7273 | 0.722 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7636 | 0.698 | 0.802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7147 | 0.7 | 0.734 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More social development data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 74,630 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,506 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,506 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- Human rights index in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.802 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1913.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for human rights index?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.