What is human rights index in Tanzania?

Human rights index in Tanzania was 0.673 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2023.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.305 in 1917.

How does Tanzania rank for human rights index?

Tanzania ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania 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 Tanzania

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

Tanzania: Human Rights Index was 0.673 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.673

Change on year

down 13.7%

World rank

102nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.78

in 2023

All-time low

0.305

in 1917

Years of data

112

1914–2025

Human Rights Index in Tanzania, 1914–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index in Tanzania stood at 0.673.

That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Tanzania peaked at 0.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.305, in 1917.

Tanzania ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 112 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Tanzania, 1914 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1914	0.308	—
1915	0.308	+0.0%
1916	0.308	+0.0%
1917	0.305	-1.0%
1918	0.305	+0.0%
1919	0.337	+10.5%
1920	0.337	+0.0%
1921	0.337	+0.0%
1922	0.337	+0.0%
1923	0.337	+0.0%
1924	0.337	+0.0%
1925	0.337	+0.0%
1926	0.337	+0.0%
1927	0.337	+0.0%
1928	0.336	-0.3%
1929	0.336	+0.0%
1930	0.337	+0.3%
1931	0.337	+0.0%
1932	0.337	+0.0%
1933	0.337	+0.0%
1934	0.337	+0.0%
1935	0.337	+0.0%
1936	0.337	+0.0%
1937	0.337	+0.0%
1938	0.337	+0.0%
1939	0.337	+0.0%
1940	0.337	+0.0%
1941	0.337	+0.0%
1942	0.337	+0.0%
1943	0.337	+0.0%
1944	0.337	+0.0%
1945	0.337	+0.0%
1946	0.337	+0.0%
1947	0.337	+0.0%
1948	0.337	+0.0%
1949	0.337	+0.0%
1950	0.337	+0.0%
1951	0.337	+0.0%
1952	0.337	+0.0%
1953	0.337	+0.0%
1954	0.322	-4.5%
1955	0.331	+2.8%
1956	0.331	+0.0%
1957	0.331	+0.0%
1958	0.353	+6.6%
1959	0.353	+0.0%
1960	0.365	+3.4%
1961	0.654	+79.2%
1962	0.639	-2.3%
1963	0.632	-1.1%
1964	0.627	-0.8%
1965	0.611	-2.6%
1966	0.588	-3.8%
1967	0.589	+0.2%
1968	0.584	-0.8%
1969	0.584	+0.0%
1970	0.581	-0.5%
1971	0.581	+0.0%
1972	0.564	-2.9%
1973	0.582	+3.2%
1974	0.582	+0.0%
1975	0.582	+0.0%
1976	0.582	+0.0%
1977	0.586	+0.7%
1978	0.586	+0.0%
1979	0.586	+0.0%
1980	0.589	+0.5%
1981	0.589	+0.0%
1982	0.596	+1.2%
1983	0.596	+0.0%
1984	0.596	+0.0%
1985	0.624	+4.7%
1986	0.64	+2.6%
1987	0.653	+2.0%
1988	0.648	-0.8%
1989	0.648	+0.0%
1990	0.662	+2.2%
1991	0.695	+5.0%
1992	0.751	+8.1%
1993	0.751	+0.0%
1994	0.751	+0.0%
1995	0.768	+2.3%
1996	0.772	+0.5%
1997	0.772	+0.0%
1998	0.772	+0.0%
1999	0.772	+0.0%
2000	0.773	+0.1%
2001	0.773	+0.0%
2002	0.773	+0.0%
2003	0.773	+0.0%
2004	0.773	+0.0%
2005	0.76	-1.7%
2006	0.762	+0.3%
2007	0.762	+0.0%
2008	0.764	+0.3%
2009	0.764	+0.0%
2010	0.759	-0.7%
2011	0.762	+0.4%
2012	0.764	+0.3%
2013	0.748	-2.1%
2014	0.745	-0.4%
2015	0.741	-0.5%
2016	0.706	-4.7%
2017	0.701	-0.7%
2018	0.683	-2.6%
2019	0.66	-3.4%
2020	0.641	-2.9%
2021	0.678	+5.8%
2022	0.754	+11.2%
2023	0.78	+3.4%
2024	0.78	+0.0%
2025	0.673	-13.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.673 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.673 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	0.3118	0.305	0.337	6
1920s	0.3368	0.336	0.337	10
1930s	0.337	0.337	0.337	10
1940s	0.337	0.337	0.337	10
1950s	0.3369	0.322	0.353	10
1960s	0.5873	0.365	0.654	10
1970s	0.5812	0.564	0.586	10
1980s	0.6179	0.589	0.653	10
1990s	0.7466	0.662	0.772	10
2000s	0.7677	0.76	0.773	10
2010s	0.7269	0.66	0.764	10
2020s	0.7177	0.641	0.78	6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

99 Lebanon 0.689 compare
100 Tunisia 0.685 compare
101 Nigeria 0.674 compare
103 Jordan 0.672 compare
104 Madagascar 0.652 compare
105 Niger 0.65 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Tanzania

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 171,142 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Tanzania?: Human rights index in Tanzania was 0.673 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2023.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.305 in 1917.
How does Tanzania rank for human rights index?: Tanzania ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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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: 18 September 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.