What is human rights index in Italy?

Human rights index in Italy was 0.9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2012.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 0.171 in 1939.

How does Italy rank for human rights index?

Italy ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Human Rights Index was 0.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.9

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

34th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.939

in 2012

All-time low

0.171

in 1939

Years of data

211

1815–2025

Human Rights Index in Italy, 1815–2025

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

Analysis

Italy recorded 0.9 for human rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Italy peaked at 0.939 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.171, in 1939.

That places Italy 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 211 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Italy, 1815 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1815	0.223	—
1816	0.223	+0.0%
1817	0.223	+0.0%
1818	0.223	+0.0%
1819	0.223	+0.0%
1820	0.223	+0.0%
1821	0.223	+0.0%
1822	0.223	+0.0%
1823	0.223	+0.0%
1824	0.223	+0.0%
1825	0.223	+0.0%
1826	0.223	+0.0%
1827	0.223	+0.0%
1828	0.223	+0.0%
1829	0.223	+0.0%
1830	0.223	+0.0%
1831	0.305	+36.8%
1832	0.311	+2.0%
1833	0.311	+0.0%
1834	0.311	+0.0%
1835	0.311	+0.0%
1836	0.311	+0.0%
1837	0.311	+0.0%
1838	0.311	+0.0%
1839	0.311	+0.0%
1840	0.311	+0.0%
1841	0.311	+0.0%
1842	0.311	+0.0%
1843	0.311	+0.0%
1844	0.311	+0.0%
1845	0.311	+0.0%
1846	0.311	+0.0%
1847	0.311	+0.0%
1848	0.419	+34.7%
1849	0.567	+35.3%
1850	0.591	+4.2%
1851	0.591	+0.0%
1852	0.591	+0.0%
1853	0.591	+0.0%
1854	0.591	+0.0%
1855	0.591	+0.0%
1856	0.591	+0.0%
1857	0.591	+0.0%
1858	0.591	+0.0%
1859	0.591	+0.0%
1860	0.591	+0.0%
1861	0.591	+0.0%
1862	0.617	+4.4%
1863	0.617	+0.0%
1864	0.617	+0.0%
1865	0.617	+0.0%
1866	0.617	+0.0%
1867	0.617	+0.0%
1868	0.617	+0.0%
1869	0.617	+0.0%
1870	0.617	+0.0%
1871	0.677	+9.7%
1872	0.677	+0.0%
1873	0.677	+0.0%
1874	0.677	+0.0%
1875	0.677	+0.0%
1876	0.677	+0.0%
1877	0.677	+0.0%
1878	0.677	+0.0%
1879	0.677	+0.0%
1880	0.677	+0.0%
1881	0.677	+0.0%
1882	0.677	+0.0%
1883	0.677	+0.0%
1884	0.677	+0.0%
1885	0.677	+0.0%
1886	0.677	+0.0%
1887	0.677	+0.0%
1888	0.648	-4.3%
1889	0.648	+0.0%
1890	0.661	+2.0%
1891	0.661	+0.0%
1892	0.667	+0.9%
1893	0.667	+0.0%
1894	0.666	-0.1%
1895	0.666	+0.0%
1896	0.666	+0.0%
1897	0.666	+0.0%
1898	0.63	-5.4%
1899	0.63	+0.0%
1900	0.686	+8.9%
1901	0.698	+1.7%
1902	0.697	-0.1%
1903	0.697	+0.0%
1904	0.697	+0.0%
1905	0.702	+0.7%
1906	0.703	+0.1%
1907	0.703	+0.0%
1908	0.703	+0.0%
1909	0.705	+0.3%
1910	0.705	+0.0%
1911	0.704	-0.1%
1912	0.705	+0.1%
1913	0.704	-0.1%
1914	0.695	-1.3%
1915	0.652	-6.2%
1916	0.644	-1.2%
1917	0.641	-0.5%
1918	0.636	-0.8%
1919	0.688	+8.2%
1920	0.69	+0.3%
1921	0.69	+0.0%
1922	0.578	-16.2%
1923	0.367	-36.5%
1924	0.319	-13.1%
1925	0.225	-29.5%
1926	0.188	-16.4%
1927	0.19	+1.1%
1928	0.184	-3.2%
1929	0.179	-2.7%
1930	0.183	+2.2%
1931	0.182	-0.5%
1932	0.181	-0.5%
1933	0.181	+0.0%
1934	0.181	+0.0%
1935	0.181	+0.0%
1936	0.181	+0.0%
1937	0.181	+0.0%
1938	0.174	-3.9%
1939	0.171	-1.7%
1940	0.171	+0.0%
1941	0.171	+0.0%
1942	0.171	+0.0%
1943	0.176	+2.9%
1944	0.427	+142.6%
1945	0.427	+0.0%
1946	0.709	+66.0%
1947	0.799	+12.7%
1948	0.829	+3.8%
1949	0.833	+0.5%
1950	0.831	-0.2%
1951	0.831	+0.0%
1952	0.831	+0.0%
1953	0.831	+0.0%
1954	0.831	+0.0%
1955	0.831	+0.0%
1956	0.843	+1.4%
1957	0.843	+0.0%
1958	0.843	+0.0%
1959	0.84	-0.4%
1960	0.839	-0.1%
1961	0.848	+1.1%
1962	0.857	+1.1%
1963	0.869	+1.4%
1964	0.869	+0.0%
1965	0.869	+0.0%
1966	0.869	+0.0%
1967	0.869	+0.0%
1968	0.872	+0.3%
1969	0.873	+0.1%
1970	0.881	+0.9%
1971	0.884	+0.3%
1972	0.884	+0.0%
1973	0.881	-0.3%
1974	0.881	+0.0%
1975	0.881	+0.0%
1976	0.892	+1.2%
1977	0.898	+0.7%
1978	0.898	+0.0%
1979	0.898	+0.0%
1980	0.923	+2.8%
1981	0.929	+0.7%
1982	0.929	+0.0%
1983	0.929	+0.0%
1984	0.934	+0.5%
1985	0.934	+0.0%
1986	0.934	+0.0%
1987	0.934	+0.0%
1988	0.934	+0.0%
1989	0.934	+0.0%
1990	0.934	+0.0%
1991	0.935	+0.1%
1992	0.934	-0.1%
1993	0.934	+0.0%
1994	0.935	+0.1%
1995	0.935	+0.0%
1996	0.935	+0.0%
1997	0.935	+0.0%
1998	0.935	+0.0%
1999	0.935	+0.0%
2000	0.934	-0.1%
2001	0.932	-0.2%
2002	0.935	+0.3%
2003	0.935	+0.0%
2004	0.935	+0.0%
2005	0.936	+0.1%
2006	0.938	+0.2%
2007	0.938	+0.0%
2008	0.933	-0.5%
2009	0.936	+0.3%
2010	0.936	+0.0%
2011	0.937	+0.1%
2012	0.939	+0.2%
2013	0.925	-1.5%
2014	0.925	+0.0%
2015	0.925	+0.0%
2016	0.927	+0.2%
2017	0.935	+0.9%
2018	0.931	-0.4%
2019	0.933	+0.2%
2020	0.912	-2.3%
2021	0.912	+0.0%
2022	0.924	+1.3%
2023	0.914	-1.1%
2024	0.907	-0.8%
2025	0.9	-0.8%

Italy compared with similar countries

Italy's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Italy's 0.9 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
1810s	0.223	0.223	0.223	5
1820s	0.223	0.223	0.223	10
1830s	0.3016	0.223	0.311	10
1840s	0.3474	0.311	0.567	10
1850s	0.591	0.591	0.591	10
1860s	0.6118	0.591	0.617	10
1870s	0.671	0.617	0.677	10
1880s	0.6712	0.648	0.677	10
1890s	0.658	0.63	0.667	10
1900s	0.6991	0.686	0.705	10
1910s	0.6774	0.636	0.705	10
1920s	0.361	0.179	0.69	10
1930s	0.1796	0.171	0.183	10
1940s	0.4713	0.171	0.833	10
1950s	0.8355	0.831	0.843	10
1960s	0.8634	0.839	0.873	10
1970s	0.8878	0.881	0.898	10
1980s	0.9314	0.923	0.934	10
1990s	0.9347	0.934	0.935	10
2000s	0.9352	0.932	0.938	10
2010s	0.9313	0.925	0.939	10
2020s	0.9115	0.9	0.924	6

Countries ranked near Italy

32 Australia 0.906 compare
33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
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36 Cyprus 0.895 compare
37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Italy?: Human rights index in Italy was 0.9 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2012.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.171 in 1939.
How does Italy rank for human rights index?: Italy ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.