Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia
Serbia: Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia is 0.73, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia peaked at 0.913 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1943.
Serbia ranks 92nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.176 | — |
| 1790 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.216 | +22.7% |
| 1805 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.216 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.168 | -22.2% |
| 1815 | 0.247 | +47.0% |
| 1816 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.284 | +15.0% |
| 1828 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.286 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.294 | +2.8% |
| 1835 | 0.369 | +25.5% |
| 1836 | 0.379 | +2.7% |
| 1837 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.424 | +11.9% |
| 1841 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.423 | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.424 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.428 | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.431 | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.434 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.472 | +8.8% |
| 1882 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.475 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.474 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.499 | +5.3% |
| 1890 | 0.5 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.483 | -3.4% |
| 1901 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.483 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.477 | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.505 | +5.9% |
| 1905 | 0.512 | +1.4% |
| 1906 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.5 | -2.3% |
| 1913 | 0.463 | -7.4% |
| 1914 | 0.452 | -2.4% |
| 1915 | 0.337 | -25.4% |
| 1916 | 0.334 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.334 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.341 | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.516 | +51.3% |
| 1920 | 0.512 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.514 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.512 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.501 | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 0.482 | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.459 | -4.8% |
| 1930 | 0.453 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.456 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.472 | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 0.475 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.385 | -18.9% |
| 1941 | 0.076 | -80.3% |
| 1942 | 0.058 | -23.7% |
| 1943 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.149 | +156.9% |
| 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 | 0.535 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.534 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.53 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.547 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.578 | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.58 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.554 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.545 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.708 | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 0.892 | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.901 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.886 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.903 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.913 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.911 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.906 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.904 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.903 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.855 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.837 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.829 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.826 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.797 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.752 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.778 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.779 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.768 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.776 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.781 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.775 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.73 | -5.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.73 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2 | 0.176 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2267 | 0.168 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2581 | 0.247 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3321 | 0.284 | 0.379 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4238 | 0.423 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4244 | 0.424 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4289 | 0.428 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4725 | 0.434 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4991 | 0.477 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4301 | 0.334 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5028 | 0.459 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4706 | 0.453 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1626 | 0.057 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 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 | 0.549 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8853 | 0.708 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8387 | 0.752 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7682 | 0.73 | 0.781 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 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 Serbia?
- Human rights index vs. electoral democracy index in Serbia was 0.73 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2005.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1943.
- How does Serbia rank for human rights index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Serbia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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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.