What is human rights index in Sri Lanka?

Human rights index in Sri Lanka was 0.816 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1949.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2009.

How does Sri Lanka rank for human rights index?

Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Index was 0.816 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.816

Change on year

up 2.8%

World rank

69th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.849

in 1949

All-time low

0.435

in 2009

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.816 for human rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.849 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1910s	0.764	0.764	0.764	10
1920s	0.78	0.78	0.78	10
1930s	0.7913	0.779	0.796	10
1940s	0.7984	0.785	0.849	10
1950s	0.8413	0.821	0.849	10
1960s	0.8347	0.831	0.839	10
1970s	0.7359	0.694	0.8	10
1980s	0.5609	0.461	0.636	10
1990s	0.5522	0.46	0.602	10
2000s	0.5315	0.435	0.59	10
2010s	0.6732	0.535	0.834	10
2020s	0.7248	0.648	0.816	6

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More social development data for Sri Lanka

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.871 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.853 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.613 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Sri Lanka?: Human rights index in Sri Lanka was 0.816 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1949.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for human rights index?: Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.