What is human rights index in Serbia?

Human rights index in Serbia was 0.73 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Serbia?

The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2005.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Serbia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1943.

How does Serbia rank for human rights index?

Serbia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Human Rights Index was 0.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.73

Change on year

down 5.8%

World rank

92nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.913

in 2005

All-time low

0.057

in 1943

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Human Rights Index in Serbia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Serbia is 0.73, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Serbia peaked at 0.913 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1943.

Serbia ranks 92nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.176	0.176	0.176	1
1790s	0.176	0.176	0.176	10
1800s	0.2	0.176	0.216	10
1810s	0.2267	0.168	0.247	10
1820s	0.2581	0.247	0.284	10
1830s	0.3321	0.284	0.379	10
1840s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1850s	0.4238	0.423	0.424	10
1860s	0.4244	0.424	0.428	10
1870s	0.4289	0.428	0.434	10
1880s	0.4725	0.434	0.499	10
1890s	0.5	0.5	0.5	10
1900s	0.4991	0.477	0.512	10
1910s	0.4301	0.334	0.516	10
1920s	0.5028	0.459	0.514	10
1930s	0.4706	0.453	0.475	10
1940s	0.1626	0.057	0.385	10
1950s	0.3233	0.268	0.341	10
1960s	0.3541	0.341	0.376	10
1970s	0.38	0.374	0.385	10
1980s	0.4458	0.391	0.473	10
1990s	0.549	0.53	0.58	10
2000s	0.8853	0.708	0.913	10
2010s	0.8387	0.752	0.906	10
2020s	0.7682	0.73	0.781	6

Countries ranked near Serbia

89 Bolivia 0.741 compare
90 Kenya 0.74 compare
91 Malaysia 0.739 compare
93 Maldives 0.724 compare
94 Singapore 0.717 compare
95 Bhutan 0.701 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Serbia

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.3 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.424 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.577 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.3 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.217 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.208 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Serbia?: Human rights index in Serbia was 0.73 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2005.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1943.
How does Serbia rank for human rights index?: Serbia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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

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: 07 August 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.