What is key features of human rights in Cambodia?

Key features of human rights in Cambodia was 0.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2001.

What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1976.

How does Cambodia rank for key features of human rights?

Cambodia ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cambodia 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.

Key features of human rights in Cambodia

Name: Key features of human rights in Cambodia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cambodia: Key features of human rights was 0.26 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.26

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

157th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.54

in 2001

All-time low

0.009

in 1976

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Key features of human rights in Cambodia, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, key features of human rights in Cambodia stood at 0.26.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Cambodia peaked at 0.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1976.

Cambodia ranks 157th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Key features of human rights in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Cambodia, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.255	—
1901	0.255	+0.0%
1902	0.255	+0.0%
1903	0.255	+0.0%
1904	0.255	+0.0%
1905	0.255	+0.0%
1906	0.255	+0.0%
1907	0.255	+0.0%
1908	0.255	+0.0%
1909	0.255	+0.0%
1910	0.255	+0.0%
1911	0.255	+0.0%
1912	0.255	+0.0%
1913	0.255	+0.0%
1914	0.255	+0.0%
1915	0.255	+0.0%
1916	0.255	+0.0%
1917	0.255	+0.0%
1918	0.255	+0.0%
1919	0.255	+0.0%
1920	0.255	+0.0%
1921	0.255	+0.0%
1922	0.255	+0.0%
1923	0.255	+0.0%
1924	0.255	+0.0%
1925	0.255	+0.0%
1926	0.255	+0.0%
1927	0.255	+0.0%
1928	0.255	+0.0%
1929	0.255	+0.0%
1930	0.255	+0.0%
1931	0.255	+0.0%
1932	0.255	+0.0%
1933	0.255	+0.0%
1934	0.255	+0.0%
1935	0.255	+0.0%
1936	0.255	+0.0%
1937	0.255	+0.0%
1938	0.255	+0.0%
1939	0.255	+0.0%
1940	0.255	+0.0%
1941	0.255	+0.0%
1942	0.255	+0.0%
1943	0.255	+0.0%
1944	0.255	+0.0%
1945	0.255	+0.0%
1946	0.266	+4.3%
1947	0.267	+0.4%
1948	0.267	+0.0%
1949	0.267	+0.0%
1950	0.267	+0.0%
1951	0.267	+0.0%
1952	0.267	+0.0%
1953	0.278	+4.1%
1954	0.415	+49.3%
1955	0.421	+1.4%
1956	0.432	+2.6%
1957	0.432	+0.0%
1958	0.436	+0.9%
1959	0.436	+0.0%
1960	0.439	+0.7%
1961	0.439	+0.0%
1962	0.439	+0.0%
1963	0.446	+1.6%
1964	0.453	+1.6%
1965	0.453	+0.0%
1966	0.453	+0.0%
1967	0.453	+0.0%
1968	0.453	+0.0%
1969	0.453	+0.0%
1970	0.392	-13.5%
1971	0.36	-8.2%
1972	0.36	+0.0%
1973	0.357	-0.8%
1974	0.357	+0.0%
1975	0.01	-97.2%
1976	0.009	-10.0%
1977	0.009	+0.0%
1978	0.009	+0.0%
1979	0.025	+177.8%
1980	0.07	+180.0%
1981	0.07	+0.0%
1982	0.07	+0.0%
1983	0.069	-1.4%
1984	0.069	+0.0%
1985	0.069	+0.0%
1986	0.071	+2.9%
1987	0.072	+1.4%
1988	0.072	+0.0%
1989	0.072	+0.0%
1990	0.081	+12.5%
1991	0.083	+2.5%
1992	0.169	+103.6%
1993	0.333	+97.0%
1994	0.483	+45.0%
1995	0.487	+0.8%
1996	0.487	+0.0%
1997	0.453	-7.0%
1998	0.513	+13.2%
1999	0.509	-0.8%
2000	0.527	+3.5%
2001	0.54	+2.5%
2002	0.538	-0.4%
2003	0.529	-1.7%
2004	0.529	+0.0%
2005	0.51	-3.6%
2006	0.51	+0.0%
2007	0.511	+0.2%
2008	0.511	+0.0%
2009	0.511	+0.0%
2010	0.504	-1.4%
2011	0.504	+0.0%
2012	0.505	+0.2%
2013	0.467	-7.5%
2014	0.461	-1.3%
2015	0.455	-1.3%
2016	0.408	-10.3%
2017	0.352	-13.7%
2018	0.361	+2.6%
2019	0.379	+5.0%
2020	0.35	-7.7%
2021	0.325	-7.1%
2022	0.334	+2.8%
2023	0.276	-17.4%
2024	0.256	-7.2%
2025	0.26	+1.6%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.255	0.255	0.255	10
1910s	0.255	0.255	0.255	10
1920s	0.255	0.255	0.255	10
1930s	0.255	0.255	0.255	10
1940s	0.2597	0.255	0.267	10
1950s	0.3651	0.267	0.436	10
1960s	0.4481	0.439	0.453	10
1970s	0.1888	0.009	0.392	10
1980s	0.0704	0.069	0.072	10
1990s	0.3598	0.081	0.513	10
2000s	0.5216	0.51	0.54	10
2010s	0.4396	0.352	0.505	10
2020s	0.3002	0.256	0.35	6

Countries ranked near Cambodia

154 Chad 0.284 compare
155 Burundi 0.271 compare
156 Russia 0.265 compare
158 Iran 0.248 compare
159 Egypt 0.232 compare
160 South Sudan 0.228 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Cambodia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 11,332 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Cambodia?: Key features of human rights in Cambodia was 0.26 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2001.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1976.
How does Cambodia rank for key features of human rights?: Cambodia ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 126 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Key features of human rights in Cambodia. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 October 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/key-features-of-human-rights/cambodia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/stat/key-features-of-human-rights/cambodia/">Key features of human rights in Cambodia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.