Key features of human rights in Armenia
Armenia: Key features of human rights was 0.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of human rights in Armenia, 1918–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Armenia is 0.8, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Armenia peaked at 0.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1937.
That places Armenia 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of human rights in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.068 | — |
| 1919 | 0.058 | -14.7% |
| 1920 | 0.055 | -5.2% |
| 1921 | 0.054 | -1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.059 | +9.3% |
| 1923 | 0.049 | -16.9% |
| 1924 | 0.04 | -18.4% |
| 1925 | 0.035 | -12.5% |
| 1926 | 0.032 | -8.6% |
| 1927 | 0.029 | -9.4% |
| 1928 | 0.029 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.027 | -6.9% |
| 1930 | 0.022 | -18.5% |
| 1931 | 0.022 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.021 | -4.5% |
| 1933 | 0.019 | -9.5% |
| 1934 | 0.017 | -10.5% |
| 1935 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.015 | -11.8% |
| 1937 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1942 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.017 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.019 | +11.8% |
| 1946 | 0.02 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.017 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.016 | -5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.015 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.124 | +629.4% |
| 1955 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.148 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.147 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.172 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.246 | +43.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.289 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.72 | +129.3% |
| 1991 | 0.755 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.722 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.686 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.677 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.685 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.692 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.677 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.67 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.667 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.681 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.705 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.704 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.703 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.676 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.726 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.724 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.721 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.643 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.752 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.783 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.784 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.779 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.782 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.779 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.781 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.779 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.793 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.881 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.834 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.822 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | -2.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of human rights in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +629.4% | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| 1990 | +129.3% | 0.314 | 0.72 |
| 1986 | +43.0% | 0.172 | 0.246 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.063 | 0.058 | 0.068 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0409 | 0.027 | 0.059 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0175 | 0.014 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0169 | 0.014 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0886 | 0.014 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1468 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 | 0.147 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6951 | 0.667 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7035 | 0.643 | 0.752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8043 | 0.779 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.853 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More social development data for Armenia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,087 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15,578 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0399 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 key features of human rights in Armenia?
- Key features of human rights in Armenia was 0.8 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 in 2019.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.
- How does Armenia rank for key features of human rights?
- Armenia ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.