Key features of human rights in Cambodia
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: 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.
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
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- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.26 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.051 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.183 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.195 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.153 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.06 (2025)
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 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 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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