What is human rights index in Morocco?

Human rights index in Morocco was 0.645 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 0.651 in 2024.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1790.

How does Morocco rank for human rights index?

Morocco ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Morocco 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 Morocco

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

Morocco: Human Rights Index was 0.645 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.645

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

106th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.651

in 2024

All-time low

0.065

in 1790

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Morocco, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Morocco stood at 0.645.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Morocco peaked at 0.651 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.065, in 1790.

Morocco ranks 106th 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 Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Morocco, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.089	—
1790	0.065	-27.0%
1791	0.065	+0.0%
1792	0.065	+0.0%
1793	0.091	+40.0%
1794	0.091	+0.0%
1795	0.091	+0.0%
1796	0.091	+0.0%
1797	0.091	+0.0%
1798	0.091	+0.0%
1799	0.081	-11.0%
1800	0.075	-7.4%
1801	0.075	+0.0%
1802	0.075	+0.0%
1803	0.075	+0.0%
1804	0.075	+0.0%
1805	0.075	+0.0%
1806	0.075	+0.0%
1807	0.075	+0.0%
1808	0.075	+0.0%
1809	0.075	+0.0%
1810	0.075	+0.0%
1811	0.075	+0.0%
1812	0.075	+0.0%
1813	0.075	+0.0%
1814	0.075	+0.0%
1815	0.075	+0.0%
1816	0.075	+0.0%
1817	0.075	+0.0%
1818	0.075	+0.0%
1819	0.075	+0.0%
1820	0.076	+1.3%
1821	0.076	+0.0%
1822	0.083	+9.2%
1823	0.086	+3.6%
1824	0.086	+0.0%
1825	0.086	+0.0%
1826	0.086	+0.0%
1827	0.086	+0.0%
1828	0.086	+0.0%
1829	0.086	+0.0%
1830	0.086	+0.0%
1831	0.086	+0.0%
1832	0.086	+0.0%
1833	0.086	+0.0%
1834	0.086	+0.0%
1835	0.086	+0.0%
1836	0.086	+0.0%
1837	0.086	+0.0%
1838	0.086	+0.0%
1839	0.086	+0.0%
1840	0.086	+0.0%
1841	0.086	+0.0%
1842	0.086	+0.0%
1843	0.086	+0.0%
1844	0.086	+0.0%
1845	0.086	+0.0%
1846	0.086	+0.0%
1847	0.086	+0.0%
1848	0.086	+0.0%
1849	0.086	+0.0%
1850	0.086	+0.0%
1851	0.086	+0.0%
1852	0.086	+0.0%
1853	0.086	+0.0%
1854	0.086	+0.0%
1855	0.086	+0.0%
1856	0.095	+10.5%
1857	0.095	+0.0%
1858	0.095	+0.0%
1859	0.095	+0.0%
1860	0.095	+0.0%
1861	0.095	+0.0%
1862	0.095	+0.0%
1863	0.095	+0.0%
1864	0.096	+1.1%
1865	0.096	+0.0%
1866	0.096	+0.0%
1867	0.096	+0.0%
1868	0.096	+0.0%
1869	0.096	+0.0%
1870	0.096	+0.0%
1871	0.096	+0.0%
1872	0.096	+0.0%
1873	0.096	+0.0%
1874	0.096	+0.0%
1875	0.096	+0.0%
1876	0.096	+0.0%
1877	0.096	+0.0%
1878	0.096	+0.0%
1879	0.096	+0.0%
1880	0.099	+3.1%
1881	0.099	+0.0%
1882	0.099	+0.0%
1883	0.099	+0.0%
1884	0.099	+0.0%
1885	0.099	+0.0%
1886	0.099	+0.0%
1887	0.099	+0.0%
1888	0.099	+0.0%
1889	0.099	+0.0%
1890	0.099	+0.0%
1891	0.099	+0.0%
1892	0.099	+0.0%
1893	0.099	+0.0%
1894	0.099	+0.0%
1895	0.106	+7.1%
1896	0.106	+0.0%
1897	0.106	+0.0%
1898	0.106	+0.0%
1899	0.106	+0.0%
1900	0.11	+3.8%
1901	0.118	+7.3%
1902	0.118	+0.0%
1903	0.118	+0.0%
1904	0.118	+0.0%
1905	0.118	+0.0%
1906	0.132	+11.9%
1907	0.12	-9.1%
1908	0.12	+0.0%
1909	0.119	-0.8%
1910	0.134	+12.6%
1911	0.172	+28.4%
1912	0.219	+27.3%
1913	0.225	+2.7%
1914	0.22	-2.2%
1915	0.22	+0.0%
1916	0.22	+0.0%
1917	0.22	+0.0%
1918	0.22	+0.0%
1919	0.225	+2.3%
1920	0.228	+1.3%
1921	0.228	+0.0%
1922	0.228	+0.0%
1923	0.228	+0.0%
1924	0.228	+0.0%
1925	0.23	+0.9%
1926	0.23	+0.0%
1927	0.23	+0.0%
1928	0.228	-0.9%
1929	0.228	+0.0%
1930	0.223	-2.2%
1931	0.227	+1.8%
1932	0.227	+0.0%
1933	0.227	+0.0%
1934	0.227	+0.0%
1935	0.227	+0.0%
1936	0.227	+0.0%
1937	0.229	+0.9%
1938	0.229	+0.0%
1939	0.229	+0.0%
1940	0.229	+0.0%
1941	0.229	+0.0%
1942	0.229	+0.0%
1943	0.233	+1.7%
1944	0.237	+1.7%
1945	0.237	+0.0%
1946	0.237	+0.0%
1947	0.237	+0.0%
1948	0.237	+0.0%
1949	0.237	+0.0%
1950	0.237	+0.0%
1951	0.237	+0.0%
1952	0.237	+0.0%
1953	0.237	+0.0%
1954	0.237	+0.0%
1955	0.231	-2.5%
1956	0.274	+18.6%
1957	0.329	+20.1%
1958	0.335	+1.8%
1959	0.345	+3.0%
1960	0.344	-0.3%
1961	0.356	+3.5%
1962	0.36	+1.1%
1963	0.325	-9.7%
1964	0.312	-4.0%
1965	0.286	-8.3%
1966	0.29	+1.4%
1967	0.288	-0.7%
1968	0.288	+0.0%
1969	0.293	+1.7%
1970	0.298	+1.7%
1971	0.298	+0.0%
1972	0.298	+0.0%
1973	0.293	-1.7%
1974	0.293	+0.0%
1975	0.297	+1.4%
1976	0.328	+10.4%
1977	0.328	+0.0%
1978	0.328	+0.0%
1979	0.328	+0.0%
1980	0.331	+0.9%
1981	0.335	+1.2%
1982	0.335	+0.0%
1983	0.335	+0.0%
1984	0.335	+0.0%
1985	0.335	+0.0%
1986	0.335	+0.0%
1987	0.345	+3.0%
1988	0.345	+0.0%
1989	0.345	+0.0%
1990	0.365	+5.8%
1991	0.378	+3.6%
1992	0.397	+5.0%
1993	0.432	+8.8%
1994	0.425	-1.6%
1995	0.425	+0.0%
1996	0.425	+0.0%
1997	0.438	+3.1%
1998	0.445	+1.6%
1999	0.446	+0.2%
2000	0.6	+34.5%
2001	0.601	+0.2%
2002	0.601	+0.0%
2003	0.597	-0.7%
2004	0.597	+0.0%
2005	0.598	+0.2%
2006	0.596	-0.3%
2007	0.599	+0.5%
2008	0.6	+0.2%
2009	0.601	+0.2%
2010	0.611	+1.7%
2011	0.621	+1.6%
2012	0.622	+0.2%
2013	0.619	-0.5%
2014	0.617	-0.3%
2015	0.621	+0.6%
2016	0.623	+0.3%
2017	0.624	+0.2%
2018	0.636	+1.9%
2019	0.635	-0.2%
2020	0.631	-0.6%
2021	0.641	+1.6%
2022	0.643	+0.3%
2023	0.649	+0.9%
2024	0.651	+0.3%
2025	0.645	-0.9%

Morocco compared with similar countries

Morocco's 0.645 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Morocco's 0.645 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.089	0.089	0.089	1
1790s	0.0822	0.065	0.091	10
1800s	0.075	0.075	0.075	10
1810s	0.075	0.075	0.075	10
1820s	0.0837	0.076	0.086	10
1830s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1840s	0.086	0.086	0.086	10
1850s	0.0896	0.086	0.095	10
1860s	0.0956	0.095	0.096	10
1870s	0.096	0.096	0.096	10
1880s	0.099	0.099	0.099	10
1890s	0.1025	0.099	0.106	10
1900s	0.1191	0.11	0.132	10
1910s	0.2075	0.134	0.225	10
1920s	0.2286	0.228	0.23	10
1930s	0.2272	0.223	0.229	10
1940s	0.2342	0.229	0.237	10
1950s	0.2699	0.231	0.345	10
1960s	0.3142	0.286	0.36	10
1970s	0.3089	0.293	0.328	10
1980s	0.3376	0.331	0.345	10
1990s	0.4176	0.365	0.446	10
2000s	0.599	0.596	0.601	10
2010s	0.6229	0.611	0.636	10
2020s	0.6433	0.631	0.651	6

Countries ranked near Morocco

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More social development data for Morocco

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,304 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10,400 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Morocco?: Human rights index in Morocco was 0.645 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 0.651 in 2024.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 0.065 in 1790.
How does Morocco rank for human rights index?: Morocco ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Morocco 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.