What is human rights index in Vatican?

Human rights index in Vatican was 0.3 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest human rights index recorded in Vatican?

The highest recorded value was 0.422 in 1847.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Vatican?

The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 1832.

How does Vatican rank for human rights index?

Vatican ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 1870.

Is human rights index rising or falling in Vatican?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Vatican 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 Vatican

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

Vatican: Human Rights Index was 0.3 in 1870. ▼ Falling

Latest (1870)

0.3

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

151st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.422

in 1847

All-time low

0.188

in 1832

Years of data

1789–1870

Human Rights Index in Vatican, 1789–1870

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for human rights index in Vatican is 0.3, measured in 1870.

The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Vatican peaked at 0.422 in 1847 and was at its lowest, 0.188, in 1832.

Vatican ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 78 years of available data.

Human Rights Index in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index in Vatican, 1789 to 1870.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.336	—
1790	0.336	+0.0%
1791	0.336	+0.0%
1792	0.336	+0.0%
1793	0.336	+0.0%
1794	0.336	+0.0%
1795	0.336	+0.0%
1796	0.336	+0.0%
1797	0.336	+0.0%
1798	0.349	+3.9%
1799	0.349	+0.0%
1800	0.333	-4.6%
1801	0.333	+0.0%
1802	0.333	+0.0%
1803	0.333	+0.0%
1804	0.333	+0.0%
1805	0.312	-6.3%
1806	0.312	+0.0%
1807	0.314	+0.6%
1808	0.317	+1.0%
1809	0.317	+0.0%
1814	0.334	+5.4%
1815	0.334	+0.0%
1816	0.334	+0.0%
1817	0.323	-3.3%
1818	0.323	+0.0%
1819	0.323	+0.0%
1820	0.323	+0.0%
1821	0.323	+0.0%
1822	0.323	+0.0%
1823	0.323	+0.0%
1824	0.323	+0.0%
1825	0.326	+0.9%
1826	0.317	-2.8%
1827	0.317	+0.0%
1828	0.317	+0.0%
1829	0.317	+0.0%
1830	0.315	-0.6%
1831	0.202	-35.9%
1832	0.188	-6.9%
1833	0.188	+0.0%
1834	0.188	+0.0%
1835	0.188	+0.0%
1836	0.191	+1.6%
1837	0.191	+0.0%
1838	0.191	+0.0%
1839	0.191	+0.0%
1840	0.191	+0.0%
1841	0.191	+0.0%
1842	0.191	+0.0%
1843	0.194	+1.6%
1844	0.191	-1.5%
1845	0.191	+0.0%
1846	0.348	+82.2%
1847	0.422	+21.3%
1848	0.422	+0.0%
1849	0.403	-4.5%
1850	0.263	-34.7%
1851	0.26	-1.1%
1852	0.297	+14.2%
1853	0.297	+0.0%
1854	0.297	+0.0%
1855	0.297	+0.0%
1856	0.297	+0.0%
1857	0.297	+0.0%
1858	0.302	+1.7%
1859	0.312	+3.3%
1860	0.308	-1.3%
1861	0.3	-2.6%
1862	0.3	+0.0%
1863	0.3	+0.0%
1864	0.3	+0.0%
1865	0.3	+0.0%
1866	0.3	+0.0%
1867	0.3	+0.0%
1868	0.3	+0.0%
1869	0.3	+0.0%
1870	0.3	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.336	0.336	0.336	1
1790s	0.3386	0.336	0.349	10
1800s	0.3237	0.312	0.333	10
1810s	0.3285	0.323	0.334	6
1820s	0.3209	0.317	0.326	10
1830s	0.2033	0.188	0.315	10
1840s	0.2744	0.191	0.422	10
1850s	0.2919	0.26	0.312	10
1860s	0.3008	0.3	0.308	10
1870s	0.3	0.3	0.3	1

Countries ranked near Vatican

148 Venezuela 0.307 compare
149 Ethiopia 0.304 compare
150 Cuba 0.302 compare
151 Bahrain 0.3
153 Azerbaijan 0.291 compare
154 Chad 0.284

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More social development data for Vatican

Electoral democracy 0 (1869)
Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1870)
Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 (1861)
Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1870)
Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1870)
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.027 (1870)
Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1870)
Key features of liberal democracy 0.027 (1870)
Key features of electoral democracy 0.026 (1870)
Key features of human rights 0.3 (1870)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Vatican?: Human rights index in Vatican was 0.3 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index recorded in Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 0.422 in 1847.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 0.188 in 1832.
How does Vatican rank for human rights index?: Vatican ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 1870.
Is human rights index rising or falling in Vatican?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vatican 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.