What is human rights index in Switzerland?

Human rights index in Switzerland was 0.95 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2015.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.758 in 1798.

How does Switzerland rank for human rights index?

Switzerland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Human Rights Index was 0.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.95

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.96

in 2015

All-time low

0.758

in 1798

Years of data

228

1798–2025

Human Rights Index in Switzerland, 1798–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Switzerland stood at 0.95.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Switzerland peaked at 0.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.758, in 1798.

That places Switzerland 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 228 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1790s	0.758	0.758	0.758	2
1800s	0.7628	0.758	0.766	10
1810s	0.766	0.766	0.766	10
1820s	0.766	0.766	0.766	10
1830s	0.7671	0.759	0.768	10
1840s	0.7771	0.768	0.837	10
1850s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1860s	0.837	0.837	0.837	10
1870s	0.869	0.869	0.869	10
1880s	0.869	0.869	0.869	10
1890s	0.869	0.869	0.869	10
1900s	0.871	0.871	0.871	10
1910s	0.8682	0.864	0.873	10
1920s	0.877	0.877	0.877	10
1930s	0.8784	0.866	0.881	10
1940s	0.8858	0.875	0.898	10
1950s	0.902	0.902	0.902	10
1960s	0.902	0.902	0.902	10
1970s	0.9174	0.912	0.921	10
1980s	0.93	0.928	0.932	10
1990s	0.9454	0.938	0.948	10
2000s	0.9573	0.952	0.959	10
2010s	0.9575	0.955	0.96	10
2020s	0.9518	0.95	0.954	6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

3 Denmark 0.959 compare
4 Ireland 0.956 compare
5 Belgium 0.955 compare
6 Iceland 0.95 compare
8 Czechia 0.948 compare
8 New Zealand 0.948 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Switzerland

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 208,287 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.882 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.967 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.917 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.882 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.785 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.843 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Switzerland?: Human rights index in Switzerland was 0.95 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2015.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.758 in 1798.
How does Switzerland rank for human rights index?: Switzerland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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.