Key features of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Key features of human rights was 0.814 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.814, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.858 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1943.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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% |
| 1919 | 0.516 | +128.3% |
| 1920 | 0.512 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.514 | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.512 | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.501 | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 0.482 | -3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.459 | -4.8% |
| 1930 | 0.453 | -1.3% |
| 1931 | 0.456 | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.472 | +3.5% |
| 1933 | 0.475 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.385 | -18.9% |
| 1941 | 0.076 | -80.3% |
| 1942 | 0.058 | -23.7% |
| 1943 | 0.057 | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 0.149 | +156.9% |
| 1946 | 0.208 | +39.6% |
| 1947 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.268 | +21.3% |
| 1951 | 0.299 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.334 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.339 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.341 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.356 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.376 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.373 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.374 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.377 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.432 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.444 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.451 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.473 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.535 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.35 | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.404 | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.672 | +66.3% |
| 1997 | 0.695 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.719 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.723 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.831 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.852 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.84 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.847 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.851 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.855 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.858 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.853 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.848 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.806 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.822 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.818 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.813 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.3197 | 0.21 | 0.371 | 9 |
| 1910s | 0.516 | 0.516 | 0.516 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5028 | 0.459 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4706 | 0.453 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1626 | 0.057 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5338 | 0.35 | 0.723 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8432 | 0.831 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8459 | 0.806 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8153 | 0.813 | 0.818 | 6 |
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More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Key features of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.814 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2010.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1943.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for key features of human rights?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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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.