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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye

Türkiye: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.402 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.402
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.716
in 2004
All-time low
0.139
in 1915
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye stood at 0.402.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye peaked at 0.716 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1915.

That places Türkiye 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye, 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 0.176 +0.0%
1805 0.176 +0.0%
1806 0.176 +0.0%
1807 0.176 +0.0%
1808 0.174 -1.1%
1809 0.168 -3.4%
1810 0.168 +0.0%
1811 0.168 +0.0%
1812 0.168 +0.0%
1813 0.168 +0.0%
1814 0.168 +0.0%
1815 0.168 +0.0%
1816 0.168 +0.0%
1817 0.168 +0.0%
1818 0.168 +0.0%
1819 0.168 +0.0%
1820 0.168 +0.0%
1821 0.168 +0.0%
1822 0.168 +0.0%
1823 0.168 +0.0%
1824 0.168 +0.0%
1825 0.168 +0.0%
1826 0.168 +0.0%
1827 0.168 +0.0%
1828 0.168 +0.0%
1829 0.168 +0.0%
1830 0.173 +3.0%
1831 0.173 +0.0%
1832 0.173 +0.0%
1833 0.173 +0.0%
1834 0.173 +0.0%
1835 0.173 +0.0%
1836 0.173 +0.0%
1837 0.173 +0.0%
1838 0.173 +0.0%
1839 0.294 +69.9%
1840 0.317 +7.8%
1841 0.317 +0.0%
1842 0.317 +0.0%
1843 0.317 +0.0%
1844 0.317 +0.0%
1845 0.317 +0.0%
1846 0.317 +0.0%
1847 0.317 +0.0%
1848 0.317 +0.0%
1849 0.317 +0.0%
1850 0.317 +0.0%
1851 0.317 +0.0%
1852 0.317 +0.0%
1853 0.317 +0.0%
1854 0.317 +0.0%
1855 0.317 +0.0%
1856 0.317 +0.0%
1857 0.325 +2.5%
1858 0.326 +0.3%
1859 0.326 +0.0%
1860 0.349 +7.1%
1861 0.349 +0.0%
1862 0.349 +0.0%
1863 0.349 +0.0%
1864 0.349 +0.0%
1865 0.342 -2.0%
1866 0.342 +0.0%
1867 0.345 +0.9%
1868 0.345 +0.0%
1869 0.345 +0.0%
1870 0.345 +0.0%
1871 0.345 +0.0%
1872 0.345 +0.0%
1873 0.345 +0.0%
1874 0.345 +0.0%
1875 0.345 +0.0%
1876 0.371 +7.5%
1877 0.21 -43.4%
1878 0.226 +7.6%
1879 0.226 +0.0%
1880 0.191 -15.5%
1881 0.191 +0.0%
1882 0.191 +0.0%
1883 0.191 +0.0%
1884 0.191 +0.0%
1885 0.191 +0.0%
1886 0.191 +0.0%
1887 0.18 -5.8%
1888 0.18 +0.0%
1889 0.18 +0.0%
1890 0.174 -3.3%
1891 0.174 +0.0%
1892 0.174 +0.0%
1893 0.174 +0.0%
1894 0.174 +0.0%
1895 0.174 +0.0%
1896 0.174 +0.0%
1897 0.174 +0.0%
1898 0.174 +0.0%
1899 0.174 +0.0%
1900 0.175 +0.6%
1901 0.175 +0.0%
1902 0.175 +0.0%
1903 0.175 +0.0%
1904 0.175 +0.0%
1905 0.175 +0.0%
1906 0.175 +0.0%
1907 0.174 -0.6%
1908 0.238 +36.8%
1909 0.366 +53.8%
1910 0.343 -6.3%
1911 0.301 -12.2%
1912 0.269 -10.6%
1913 0.198 -26.4%
1914 0.151 -23.7%
1915 0.139 -7.9%
1916 0.143 +2.9%
1917 0.143 +0.0%
1918 0.163 +14.0%
1919 0.209 +28.2%
1920 0.259 +23.9%
1921 0.259 +0.0%
1922 0.254 -1.9%
1923 0.25 -1.6%
1924 0.283 +13.2%
1925 0.252 -11.0%
1926 0.256 +1.6%
1927 0.256 +0.0%
1928 0.266 +3.9%
1929 0.269 +1.1%
1930 0.254 -5.6%
1931 0.268 +5.5%
1932 0.268 +0.0%
1933 0.268 +0.0%
1934 0.268 +0.0%
1935 0.268 +0.0%
1936 0.268 +0.0%
1937 0.268 +0.0%
1938 0.268 +0.0%
1939 0.268 +0.0%
1940 0.271 +1.1%
1941 0.255 -5.9%
1942 0.255 +0.0%
1943 0.268 +5.1%
1944 0.268 +0.0%
1945 0.283 +5.6%
1946 0.34 +20.1%
1947 0.353 +3.8%
1948 0.357 +1.1%
1949 0.357 +0.0%
1950 0.421 +17.9%
1951 0.458 +8.8%
1952 0.472 +3.1%
1953 0.486 +3.0%
1954 0.478 -1.6%
1955 0.462 -3.3%
1956 0.459 -0.6%
1957 0.459 +0.0%
1958 0.459 +0.0%
1959 0.459 +0.0%
1960 0.366 -20.3%
1961 0.406 +10.9%
1962 0.474 +16.7%
1963 0.509 +7.4%
1964 0.515 +1.2%
1965 0.519 +0.8%
1966 0.533 +2.7%
1967 0.533 +0.0%
1968 0.533 +0.0%
1969 0.533 +0.0%
1970 0.5 -6.2%
1971 0.441 -11.8%
1972 0.448 +1.6%
1973 0.479 +6.9%
1974 0.501 +4.6%
1975 0.501 +0.0%
1976 0.501 +0.0%
1977 0.489 -2.4%
1978 0.49 +0.2%
1979 0.489 -0.2%
1980 0.297 -39.3%
1981 0.237 -20.2%
1982 0.237 +0.0%
1983 0.299 +26.2%
1984 0.381 +27.4%
1985 0.379 -0.5%
1986 0.388 +2.4%
1987 0.405 +4.4%
1988 0.416 +2.7%
1989 0.416 +0.0%
1990 0.467 +12.3%
1991 0.462 -1.1%
1992 0.47 +1.7%
1993 0.472 +0.4%
1994 0.472 +0.0%
1995 0.471 -0.2%
1996 0.484 +2.8%
1997 0.494 +2.1%
1998 0.492 -0.4%
1999 0.514 +4.5%
2000 0.557 +8.4%
2001 0.568 +2.0%
2002 0.668 +17.6%
2003 0.705 +5.5%
2004 0.716 +1.6%
2005 0.711 -0.7%
2006 0.711 +0.0%
2007 0.699 -1.7%
2008 0.68 -2.7%
2009 0.678 -0.3%
2010 0.645 -4.9%
2011 0.647 +0.3%
2012 0.638 -1.4%
2013 0.54 -15.4%
2014 0.538 -0.4%
2015 0.507 -5.8%
2016 0.35 -31.0%
2017 0.333 -4.9%
2018 0.357 +7.2%
2019 0.372 +4.2%
2020 0.364 -2.2%
2021 0.361 -0.8%
2022 0.358 -0.8%
2023 0.388 +8.4%
2024 0.4 +3.1%
2025 0.402 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.176 0.176 0.176 1
1790s 0.176 0.176 0.176 10
1800s 0.175 0.168 0.176 10
1810s 0.168 0.168 0.168 10
1820s 0.168 0.168 0.168 10
1830s 0.1851 0.173 0.294 10
1840s 0.317 0.317 0.317 10
1850s 0.3196 0.317 0.326 10
1860s 0.3464 0.342 0.349 10
1870s 0.3103 0.21 0.371 10
1880s 0.1877 0.18 0.191 10
1890s 0.174 0.174 0.174 10
1900s 0.2003 0.174 0.366 10
1910s 0.2059 0.139 0.343 10
1920s 0.2604 0.25 0.283 10
1930s 0.2666 0.254 0.268 10
1940s 0.3007 0.255 0.357 10
1950s 0.4613 0.421 0.486 10
1960s 0.4921 0.366 0.533 10
1970s 0.4839 0.441 0.501 10
1980s 0.3455 0.237 0.416 10
1990s 0.4798 0.462 0.514 10
2000s 0.6693 0.557 0.716 10
2010s 0.4927 0.333 0.647 10
2020s 0.3788 0.358 0.402 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye was 0.402 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 2004.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1915.
How does Türkiye rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
Türkiye ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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