Key features of human rights, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
176
Highest
139.55 % change on previous year
Syrian Arab Republic
Lowest
-22.21 % change on previous year
Guinea-Bissau
Median
-0.1074 % change on previous year
Years covered
236
1790–2025
Data points
29,999
What the numbers show
Key features of human rights, annual growth rate is currently reported for 176 countries. The highest value is 139.55 % change on previous year in Syrian Arab Republic; the lowest is -22.21 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1074 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.0746 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 10,319.8%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 2,455.0%).
Key features of human rights, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 139.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,844.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 26.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Mauritius | 23.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 10,319.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 12.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,514.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 10.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,133.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 9.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,066.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 9.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 457.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Burundi | 7.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Somalia | 7.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Mongolia | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,739.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 6.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 326.6% | volatile |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,406.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Lesotho | 5.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 549.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 4.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 3.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 579.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,158.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Guatemala | 3.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2,601.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 186.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Belarus | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 540.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Lebanon | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 697.6% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 707.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,270.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Viet Nam | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Cambodia | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Comoros | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,085.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Iraq | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 916.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Namibia | 0.9143 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 365.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Netherlands | 0.885 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 0.6889 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 0.6667 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Fiji | 0.6502 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.6479 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 0.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Eswatini | 0.4878 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 0.4808 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Botswana | 0.4756 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 0.4505 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 293.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0.4489 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 309.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Singapore | 0.4202 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 0.3429 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 262.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Suriname | 0.3297 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Finland | 0.3178 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Qatar | 0.2809 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 0.2717 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Haiti | 0.2699 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0.2632 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Central African Republic | 0.2288 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 0.2186 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 307.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 0.2183 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 152.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Germany | 0.2132 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 305.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Latvia | 0.2132 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1244 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Liberia | 0.1195 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 0.1138 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Angola | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Mali | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 1948 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Holy See | 0 % change on previous year | 1870 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sweden | -0.1041 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | -0.1042 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | -0.1045 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 199.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | -0.1052 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 120.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Chile | -0.1074 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Taiwan, China | -0.1074 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | -0.1144 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.1227 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Kenya | -0.135 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 93 | India | -0.1869 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Barbados | -0.2174 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2247 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 168.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Honduras | -0.2436 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | -0.2535 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 110.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Iceland | -0.3148 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 400.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | -0.3297 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Jamaica | -0.3413 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Guyana | -0.3529 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | -0.3883 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Czechia | -0.4202 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 103 | New Zealand | -0.4202 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | -0.4566 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Slovakia | -0.4646 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 533.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Spain | -0.528 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | -0.5384 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Lithuania | -0.5447 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 269.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Cape Verde | -0.5482 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 605.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Canada | -0.5543 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Jordan | -0.5917 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 292.3% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | -0.6297 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | -0.6305 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Mexico | -0.6349 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | -0.6749 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Nigeria | -0.7364 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Italy | -0.7718 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong, China | -0.8078 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Morocco | -0.9217 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 242.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 122 | South Africa | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 198.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Vanuatu | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 318.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Australia | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 509.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | -1.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 277.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 323.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | -1.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 156.8% | volatile |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 166.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Eritrea | -2.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Montenegro | -2.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Afghanistan | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 311.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 428.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Armenia | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,142.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Congo | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Libya | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Maldives | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Bulgaria | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 115.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Bhutan | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 345.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 312.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Nepal | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 590.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Hungary | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 318.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Kuwait | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 151 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -4.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Thailand | -4.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Argentina | -4.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Egypt | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Cameroon | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 694.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Madagascar | -5.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 386.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Serbia | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 507.5% | volatile |
| 158 | South Sudan | -6.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 169.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Chad | -6.27 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,132.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Zambia | -6.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 505.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Portugal | -7.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,541.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Sudan | -8.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -8.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Ecuador | -8.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,788.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | -9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 405.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Georgia | -9.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 211.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Indonesia | -10 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 971.1% | volatile |
| 169 | United States of America | -10.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | -11.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Nicaragua | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 851.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | -12.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 518.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -13.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,455.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Niger | -14.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,600.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Uganda | -18.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,493.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea-Bissau | -22.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,133.3% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Key features of human rights Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of human rights. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.