Human rights index vdem in Slovakia
Slovakia: Human rights index vdem was 0.857 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.857
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.957
in 1990
All-time low
0.1
in 1949
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Human rights index vdem in Slovakia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vdem in Slovakia is 0.857, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vdem in Slovakia peaked at 0.957 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1949.
That places Slovakia 54th 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 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.409 | 0.409 | 0.409 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4071 | 0.402 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.406 | 0.406 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.406 | 0.406 | 0.406 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.4068 | 0.406 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.407 | 0.407 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.4826 | 0.441 | 0.708 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3493 | 0.321 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4796 | 0.406 | 0.591 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5622 | 0.559 | 0.591 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.559 | 0.559 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5621 | 0.559 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.563 | 0.563 | 0.563 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5832 | 0.538 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8866 | 0.883 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7938 | 0.192 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2503 | 0.1 | 0.525 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.131 | 0.1 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2395 | 0.185 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2401 | 0.238 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.248 | 0.241 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9061 | 0.861 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9378 | 0.933 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9288 | 0.898 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.888 | 0.857 | 0.915 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 52 Albania 0.872 compare
- 53 Brazil 0.871 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 0.857 compare
- 54 South Africa 0.857 compare
- 57 Bulgaria 0.849 compare
More social development data for Slovakia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 140,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 625 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.857 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.573 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.733 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.839 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.765 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.508 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vdem in Slovakia?
- Human rights index vdem in Slovakia was 0.857 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vdem recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 1990.
- What is the lowest human rights index vdem recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1949.
- How does Slovakia rank for human rights index vdem?
- Slovakia ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vdem rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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