What is human rights index in Sierra Leone?

Human rights index in Sierra Leone was 0.792 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 0.232 in 1992.

How does Sierra Leone rank for human rights index?

Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone: Human Rights Index was 0.792 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.792

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

79th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.84

in 2021

All-time low

0.232

in 1992

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Sierra Leone, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Sierra Leone is 0.792, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.232, in 1992.

That places Sierra Leone 79th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.286	0.286	0.286	10
1910s	0.287	0.287	0.287	10
1920s	0.288	0.287	0.292	10
1930s	0.292	0.292	0.292	10
1940s	0.2942	0.292	0.303	10
1950s	0.3736	0.311	0.394	10
1960s	0.4792	0.392	0.541	10
1970s	0.3538	0.316	0.403	10
1980s	0.3109	0.298	0.321	10
1990s	0.3109	0.232	0.428	10
2000s	0.7327	0.467	0.808	10
2010s	0.814	0.793	0.825	10
2020s	0.8135	0.792	0.84	6

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More social development data for Sierra Leone

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.471 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.823 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.837 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.471 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.307 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.348 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Sierra Leone?: Human rights index in Sierra Leone was 0.792 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 0.232 in 1992.
How does Sierra Leone rank for human rights index?: Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.