Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.381 in 2025. β² Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zimbabwe, 1900β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.381 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.541 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.123, in 1970.
That places Zimbabwe 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.309 | 0.309 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3099 | 0.309 | 0.318 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3061 | 0.302 | 0.316 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.302 | 0.302 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2959 | 0.289 | 0.302 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2978 | 0.265 | 0.311 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2013 | 0.127 | 0.266 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1236 | 0.123 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.483 | 0.451 | 0.541 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5272 | 0.52 | 0.538 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3993 | 0.372 | 0.454 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4332 | 0.403 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4057 | 0.38 | 0.436 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More social development data for Zimbabwe
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 8,570 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,632 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.147 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.268 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.424 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.414 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.202 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.268 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zimbabwe?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Zimbabwe was 0.381 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.541 in 1989.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.123 in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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