Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Croatia
Croatia: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.886 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Croatia is 0.886, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Croatia peaked at 0.942 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.067, in 1941.
Croatia ranks 39th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.067 | — |
| 1942 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.149 | +122.4% |
| 1946 | 0.208 | +39.6% |
| 1947 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.268 | +21.3% |
| 1951 | 0.299 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.334 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.339 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.341 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.356 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.376 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.373 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.374 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.377 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.432 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.444 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.451 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.473 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.567 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.573 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.617 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.629 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.625 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.732 | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.754 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.744 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.778 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.924 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 0.927 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.927 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.925 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.921 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.923 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.924 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.938 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.942 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.939 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.931 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.932 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.925 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.897 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.889 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.887 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.866 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.861 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.878 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.892 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.896 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.897 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.886 | -1.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.886 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.886 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +122.4% | 0.067 | 0.149 |
| 1946 | +39.6% | 0.149 | 0.208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.14 | 0.067 | 0.221 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6559 | 0.54 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.924 | 0.921 | 0.927 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9146 | 0.866 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.885 | 0.861 | 0.897 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 36 Cyprus 0.895 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
- 40 Namibia 0.883 compare
- 40 Slovenia 0.883 compare
- 42 Montenegro 0.881 compare
- 42 Vanuatu 0.881 compare
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 vs. electoral democracy index in Croatia?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Croatia was 0.886 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 in 1941.
- How does Croatia rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Croatia ranks 39th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.