Human Rights Index in Philippines
Philippines: Human Rights Index was 0.561 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.561
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
115th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.761
in 2011
All-time low
0.072
in 1943
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human Rights Index in Philippines, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index in Philippines stood at 0.561.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Philippines peaked at 0.761 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.072, in 1943.
That places Philippines 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Human Rights Index in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.264 | — |
| 1901 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.269 | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 0.287 | +6.7% |
| 1904 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.291 | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.313 | +7.6% |
| 1908 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.313 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.315 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.353 | +12.1% |
| 1915 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.359 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.363 | +1.1% |
| 1919 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.365 | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.365 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.367 | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.361 | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.361 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.399 | +10.5% |
| 1936 | 0.4 | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.398 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.398 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.397 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.278 | -30.0% |
| 1942 | 0.075 | -73.0% |
| 1943 | 0.072 | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.095 | +31.9% |
| 1946 | 0.488 | +413.7% |
| 1947 | 0.523 | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.52 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.527 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.532 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.551 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.559 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.557 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.53 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.527 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.53 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.499 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.495 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.445 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.398 | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.21 | -47.2% |
| 1973 | 0.192 | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.19 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.197 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.194 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.205 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.209 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.452 | +116.3% |
| 1987 | 0.71 | +57.1% |
| 1988 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.721 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.719 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.743 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.735 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.72 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.725 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.716 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.705 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.704 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.685 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.692 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.69 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.755 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.761 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.756 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.647 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.611 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.566 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.507 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.493 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.529 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.546 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.561 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.561 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.561 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +413.7% | 0.095 | 0.488 |
| 1986 | +116.3% | 0.209 | 0.452 |
| 1942 | -73.0% | 0.278 | 0.075 |
| 1987 | +57.1% | 0.452 | 0.71 |
| 1972 | -47.2% | 0.398 | 0.21 |
| 1945 | +31.9% | 0.072 | 0.095 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2888 | 0.264 | 0.313 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3404 | 0.315 | 0.363 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.365 | 0.365 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3809 | 0.361 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3046 | 0.072 | 0.523 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5388 | 0.52 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5368 | 0.495 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2396 | 0.19 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3795 | 0.194 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7353 | 0.719 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 | 0.685 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6883 | 0.53 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5328 | 0.493 | 0.561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More social development data for Philippines
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,032 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 807 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (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 807 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index in Philippines?
- Human rights index in Philippines was 0.561 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.072 in 1943.
- How does Philippines rank for human rights index?
- Philippines ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.