What is human rights index in Cyprus?

Human rights index in Cyprus was 0.895 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Cyprus?

The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2013.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Cyprus?

The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1958.

How does Cyprus rank for human rights index?

Cyprus ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Cyprus?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cyprus 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 Cyprus

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

Cyprus: Human Rights Index was 0.895 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.895

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

36th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.915

in 2013

All-time low

0.291

in 1958

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Cyprus, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Cyprus stood at 0.895.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Cyprus peaked at 0.915 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1958.

That places Cyprus 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Cyprus, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.358	—
1901	0.358	+0.0%
1902	0.358	+0.0%
1903	0.358	+0.0%
1904	0.358	+0.0%
1905	0.361	+0.8%
1906	0.361	+0.0%
1907	0.358	-0.8%
1908	0.358	+0.0%
1909	0.358	+0.0%
1910	0.361	+0.8%
1911	0.361	+0.0%
1912	0.361	+0.0%
1913	0.361	+0.0%
1914	0.361	+0.0%
1915	0.373	+3.3%
1916	0.373	+0.0%
1917	0.373	+0.0%
1918	0.373	+0.0%
1919	0.366	-1.9%
1920	0.366	+0.0%
1921	0.366	+0.0%
1922	0.366	+0.0%
1923	0.366	+0.0%
1924	0.369	+0.8%
1925	0.377	+2.2%
1926	0.375	-0.5%
1927	0.375	+0.0%
1928	0.375	+0.0%
1929	0.375	+0.0%
1930	0.364	-2.9%
1931	0.323	-11.3%
1932	0.317	-1.9%
1933	0.317	+0.0%
1934	0.317	+0.0%
1935	0.317	+0.0%
1936	0.317	+0.0%
1937	0.317	+0.0%
1938	0.317	+0.0%
1939	0.317	+0.0%
1940	0.322	+1.6%
1941	0.33	+2.5%
1942	0.366	+10.9%
1943	0.366	+0.0%
1944	0.365	-0.3%
1945	0.371	+1.6%
1946	0.373	+0.5%
1947	0.373	+0.0%
1948	0.373	+0.0%
1949	0.373	+0.0%
1950	0.367	-1.6%
1951	0.367	+0.0%
1952	0.367	+0.0%
1953	0.364	-0.8%
1954	0.364	+0.0%
1955	0.314	-13.7%
1956	0.3	-4.5%
1957	0.299	-0.3%
1958	0.291	-2.7%
1959	0.355	+22.0%
1960	0.538	+51.5%
1961	0.608	+13.0%
1962	0.608	+0.0%
1963	0.608	+0.0%
1964	0.606	-0.3%
1965	0.606	+0.0%
1966	0.606	+0.0%
1967	0.606	+0.0%
1968	0.606	+0.0%
1969	0.606	+0.0%
1970	0.614	+1.3%
1971	0.614	+0.0%
1972	0.614	+0.0%
1973	0.622	+1.3%
1974	0.585	-5.9%
1975	0.749	+28.0%
1976	0.764	+2.0%
1977	0.764	+0.0%
1978	0.764	+0.0%
1979	0.764	+0.0%
1980	0.798	+4.5%
1981	0.798	+0.0%
1982	0.798	+0.0%
1983	0.798	+0.0%
1984	0.798	+0.0%
1985	0.798	+0.0%
1986	0.798	+0.0%
1987	0.798	+0.0%
1988	0.798	+0.0%
1989	0.803	+0.6%
1990	0.819	+2.0%
1991	0.82	+0.1%
1992	0.822	+0.2%
1993	0.822	+0.0%
1994	0.831	+1.1%
1995	0.821	-1.2%
1996	0.821	+0.0%
1997	0.821	+0.0%
1998	0.821	+0.0%
1999	0.823	+0.2%
2000	0.838	+1.8%
2001	0.838	+0.0%
2002	0.838	+0.0%
2003	0.838	+0.0%
2004	0.875	+4.4%
2005	0.873	-0.2%
2006	0.873	+0.0%
2007	0.877	+0.5%
2008	0.882	+0.6%
2009	0.886	+0.5%
2010	0.898	+1.4%
2011	0.898	+0.0%
2012	0.898	+0.0%
2013	0.915	+1.9%
2014	0.913	-0.2%
2015	0.914	+0.1%
2016	0.914	+0.0%
2017	0.91	-0.4%
2018	0.906	-0.4%
2019	0.9	-0.7%
2020	0.883	-1.9%
2021	0.885	+0.2%
2022	0.887	+0.2%
2023	0.891	+0.5%
2024	0.891	+0.0%
2025	0.895	+0.4%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

Cyprus's 0.895 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Cyprus's 0.895 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.3586	0.358	0.361	10
1910s	0.3663	0.361	0.373	10
1920s	0.371	0.366	0.377	10
1930s	0.3223	0.317	0.364	10
1940s	0.3612	0.322	0.373	10
1950s	0.3388	0.291	0.367	10
1960s	0.5998	0.538	0.608	10
1970s	0.6854	0.585	0.764	10
1980s	0.7985	0.798	0.803	10
1990s	0.8221	0.819	0.831	10
2000s	0.8618	0.838	0.886	10
2010s	0.9066	0.898	0.915	10
2020s	0.8887	0.883	0.895	6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

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More social development data for Cyprus

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,207 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0352 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Cyprus?: Human rights index in Cyprus was 0.895 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Cyprus?: The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Cyprus?: The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1958.
How does Cyprus rank for human rights index?: Cyprus ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Cyprus?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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.