Human Rights Index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Human Rights Index was 0.578 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index in Ukraine stood at 0.578.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index in Ukraine peaked at 0.845 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1950.
Ukraine ranks 114th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.02 | — |
| 1947 | 0.017 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.016 | -5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.015 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.124 | +629.4% |
| 1955 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.148 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.147 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.172 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.246 | +43.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.289 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.661 | +110.5% |
| 1991 | 0.724 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.789 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.778 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.791 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.782 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.749 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.737 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.728 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.702 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.693 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.706 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.724 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.733 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.801 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.836 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.838 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.845 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.844 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.763 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.773 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.776 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.732 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.607 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.631 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.664 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.675 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.676 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.727 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.757 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.762 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.592 | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.589 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.552 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.578 | +4.7% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.578 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.578 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +629.4% | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| 1990 | +110.5% | 0.314 | 0.661 |
| 1986 | +43.0% | 0.172 | 0.246 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0886 | 0.014 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1468 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 | 0.147 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7441 | 0.661 | 0.791 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.775 | 0.693 | 0.845 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7024 | 0.607 | 0.776 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6383 | 0.552 | 0.762 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More social development data for Ukraine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,370 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.22 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index in Ukraine?
- Human rights index in Ukraine was 0.578 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.845 in 2008.
- What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1950.
- How does Ukraine rank for human rights index?
- Ukraine ranks 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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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.