Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cyprus
Cyprus: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.895 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.895
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.915
in 2013
All-time low
0.291
in 1958
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cyprus, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.895 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cyprus peaked at 0.915 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1958.
Cyprus ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3586 | 0.358 | 0.361 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3663 | 0.361 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.371 | 0.366 | 0.377 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3223 | 0.317 | 0.364 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3612 | 0.322 | 0.373 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3388 | 0.291 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5998 | 0.538 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6854 | 0.585 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7985 | 0.798 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8221 | 0.819 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8618 | 0.838 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9066 | 0.898 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8887 | 0.883 | 0.895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 35 Canada 0.897 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
- 39 Croatia 0.886 compare
More social development data for Cyprus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 48,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.664 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.773 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.894 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.812 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.49 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.773 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cyprus?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Cyprus was 0.895 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1958.
- How does Cyprus rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Cyprus ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from 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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