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Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America

United States of America: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.826 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.826
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.953
in 2013
All-time low
0.555
in 1838
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America, 1789–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America stood at 0.826.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America peaked at 0.953 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.555, in 1838.

United States of America ranks 66th 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 United States of America, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.603 —
1790 0.603 +0.0%
1791 0.603 +0.0%
1792 0.603 +0.0%
1793 0.603 +0.0%
1794 0.603 +0.0%
1795 0.603 +0.0%
1796 0.603 +0.0%
1797 0.603 +0.0%
1798 0.585 -3.0%
1799 0.575 -1.7%
1800 0.575 +0.0%
1801 0.597 +3.8%
1802 0.597 +0.0%
1803 0.597 +0.0%
1804 0.597 +0.0%
1805 0.597 +0.0%
1806 0.597 +0.0%
1807 0.597 +0.0%
1808 0.597 +0.0%
1809 0.597 +0.0%
1810 0.597 +0.0%
1811 0.597 +0.0%
1812 0.597 +0.0%
1813 0.597 +0.0%
1814 0.597 +0.0%
1815 0.597 +0.0%
1816 0.597 +0.0%
1817 0.597 +0.0%
1818 0.597 +0.0%
1819 0.597 +0.0%
1820 0.597 +0.0%
1821 0.597 +0.0%
1822 0.597 +0.0%
1823 0.597 +0.0%
1824 0.597 +0.0%
1825 0.597 +0.0%
1826 0.597 +0.0%
1827 0.597 +0.0%
1828 0.603 +1.0%
1829 0.603 +0.0%
1830 0.603 +0.0%
1831 0.603 +0.0%
1832 0.603 +0.0%
1833 0.603 +0.0%
1834 0.603 +0.0%
1835 0.599 -0.7%
1836 0.599 +0.0%
1837 0.599 +0.0%
1838 0.555 -7.3%
1839 0.555 +0.0%
1840 0.555 +0.0%
1841 0.555 +0.0%
1842 0.555 +0.0%
1843 0.555 +0.0%
1844 0.555 +0.0%
1845 0.555 +0.0%
1846 0.555 +0.0%
1847 0.555 +0.0%
1848 0.555 +0.0%
1849 0.588 +5.9%
1850 0.588 +0.0%
1851 0.588 +0.0%
1852 0.588 +0.0%
1853 0.588 +0.0%
1854 0.588 +0.0%
1855 0.588 +0.0%
1856 0.588 +0.0%
1857 0.588 +0.0%
1858 0.588 +0.0%
1859 0.588 +0.0%
1860 0.629 +7.0%
1861 0.672 +6.8%
1862 0.686 +2.1%
1863 0.686 +0.0%
1864 0.686 +0.0%
1865 0.686 +0.0%
1866 0.728 +6.1%
1867 0.728 +0.0%
1868 0.728 +0.0%
1869 0.728 +0.0%
1870 0.728 +0.0%
1871 0.728 +0.0%
1872 0.728 +0.0%
1873 0.728 +0.0%
1874 0.728 +0.0%
1875 0.728 +0.0%
1876 0.728 +0.0%
1877 0.728 +0.0%
1878 0.728 +0.0%
1879 0.728 +0.0%
1880 0.728 +0.0%
1881 0.728 +0.0%
1882 0.728 +0.0%
1883 0.728 +0.0%
1884 0.728 +0.0%
1885 0.728 +0.0%
1886 0.721 -1.0%
1887 0.721 +0.0%
1888 0.727 +0.8%
1889 0.733 +0.8%
1890 0.733 +0.0%
1891 0.733 +0.0%
1892 0.733 +0.0%
1893 0.733 +0.0%
1894 0.733 +0.0%
1895 0.733 +0.0%
1896 0.733 +0.0%
1897 0.733 +0.0%
1898 0.733 +0.0%
1899 0.733 +0.0%
1900 0.733 +0.0%
1901 0.735 +0.3%
1902 0.735 +0.0%
1903 0.732 -0.4%
1904 0.732 +0.0%
1905 0.732 +0.0%
1906 0.732 +0.0%
1907 0.732 +0.0%
1908 0.732 +0.0%
1909 0.732 +0.0%
1910 0.732 +0.0%
1911 0.732 +0.0%
1912 0.732 +0.0%
1913 0.732 +0.0%
1914 0.73 -0.3%
1915 0.73 +0.0%
1916 0.725 -0.7%
1917 0.711 -1.9%
1918 0.701 -1.4%
1919 0.708 +1.0%
1920 0.722 +2.0%
1921 0.721 -0.1%
1922 0.732 +1.5%
1923 0.732 +0.0%
1924 0.732 +0.0%
1925 0.732 +0.0%
1926 0.732 +0.0%
1927 0.732 +0.0%
1928 0.732 +0.0%
1929 0.732 +0.0%
1930 0.732 +0.0%
1931 0.738 +0.8%
1932 0.74 +0.3%
1933 0.759 +2.6%
1934 0.762 +0.4%
1935 0.761 -0.1%
1936 0.756 -0.7%
1937 0.756 +0.0%
1938 0.756 +0.0%
1939 0.752 -0.5%
1940 0.74 -1.6%
1941 0.726 -1.9%
1942 0.724 -0.3%
1943 0.723 -0.1%
1944 0.723 +0.0%
1945 0.724 +0.1%
1946 0.758 +4.7%
1947 0.771 +1.7%
1948 0.769 -0.3%
1949 0.773 +0.5%
1950 0.769 -0.5%
1951 0.769 +0.0%
1952 0.769 +0.0%
1953 0.769 +0.0%
1954 0.769 +0.0%
1955 0.772 +0.4%
1956 0.773 +0.1%
1957 0.778 +0.6%
1958 0.784 +0.8%
1959 0.784 +0.0%
1960 0.794 +1.3%
1961 0.795 +0.1%
1962 0.796 +0.1%
1963 0.797 +0.1%
1964 0.802 +0.6%
1965 0.812 +1.2%
1966 0.823 +1.4%
1967 0.821 -0.2%
1968 0.839 +2.2%
1969 0.862 +2.7%
1970 0.884 +2.6%
1971 0.881 -0.3%
1972 0.89 +1.0%
1973 0.896 +0.7%
1974 0.9 +0.4%
1975 0.907 +0.8%
1976 0.914 +0.8%
1977 0.917 +0.3%
1978 0.92 +0.3%
1979 0.921 +0.1%
1980 0.926 +0.5%
1981 0.937 +1.2%
1982 0.937 +0.0%
1983 0.936 -0.1%
1984 0.936 +0.0%
1985 0.936 +0.0%
1986 0.942 +0.6%
1987 0.943 +0.1%
1988 0.943 +0.0%
1989 0.943 +0.0%
1990 0.948 +0.5%
1991 0.946 -0.2%
1992 0.947 +0.1%
1993 0.947 +0.0%
1994 0.947 +0.0%
1995 0.947 +0.0%
1996 0.947 +0.0%
1997 0.947 +0.0%
1998 0.947 +0.0%
1999 0.947 +0.0%
2000 0.948 +0.1%
2001 0.946 -0.2%
2002 0.934 -1.3%
2003 0.906 -3.0%
2004 0.906 +0.0%
2005 0.921 +1.7%
2006 0.914 -0.8%
2007 0.922 +0.9%
2008 0.94 +2.0%
2009 0.952 +1.3%
2010 0.951 -0.1%
2011 0.95 -0.1%
2012 0.949 -0.1%
2013 0.953 +0.4%
2014 0.953 +0.0%
2015 0.953 +0.0%
2016 0.951 -0.2%
2017 0.943 -0.8%
2018 0.935 -0.8%
2019 0.931 -0.4%
2020 0.917 -1.5%
2021 0.938 +2.3%
2022 0.944 +0.6%
2023 0.931 -1.4%
2024 0.927 -0.4%
2025 0.826 -10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.603 0.603 0.603 1
1790s 0.5984 0.575 0.603 10
1800s 0.5948 0.575 0.597 10
1810s 0.597 0.597 0.597 10
1820s 0.5982 0.597 0.603 10
1830s 0.5922 0.555 0.603 10
1840s 0.5583 0.555 0.588 10
1850s 0.588 0.588 0.588 10
1860s 0.6957 0.629 0.728 10
1870s 0.728 0.728 0.728 10
1880s 0.727 0.721 0.733 10
1890s 0.733 0.733 0.733 10
1900s 0.7327 0.732 0.735 10
1910s 0.7233 0.701 0.732 10
1920s 0.7299 0.721 0.732 10
1930s 0.7512 0.732 0.762 10
1940s 0.7431 0.723 0.773 10
1950s 0.7736 0.769 0.784 10
1960s 0.8141 0.794 0.862 10
1970s 0.903 0.881 0.921 10
1980s 0.9379 0.926 0.943 10
1990s 0.947 0.946 0.948 10
2000s 0.9289 0.906 0.952 10
2010s 0.9469 0.931 0.953 10
2020s 0.9138 0.826 0.944 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America?
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in United States of America was 0.826 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.555 in 1838.
How does United States of America rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
United States of America ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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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176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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