Key features of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Key features of human rights was 0.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
96th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.802
in 2015
All-time low
0.146
in 1913
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.7 for key features of human rights in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.802 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.146, in 1913.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 96th 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 Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.153 | — |
| 1901 | 0.151 | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 0.152 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.149 | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 0.146 | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1915 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.15 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.152 | +1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.158 | +3.9% |
| 1922 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.158 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.177 | +12.0% |
| 1935 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.177 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.178 | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.176 | -1.1% |
| 1940 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.188 | +6.8% |
| 1945 | 0.214 | +13.8% |
| 1946 | 0.247 | +15.4% |
| 1947 | 0.261 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 0.262 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.262 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.271 | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.271 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.259 | -4.4% |
| 1958 | 0.256 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.252 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.478 | +89.7% |
| 1961 | 0.477 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.467 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.463 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.463 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.473 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.477 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.481 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.486 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.485 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.486 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.49 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.49 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.647 | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.646 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.641 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.659 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.687 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.688 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.706 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.716 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.711 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.706 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.724 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.723 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.726 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.729 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.722 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.726 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.729 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.733 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.732 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.729 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.712 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.698 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.739 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.795 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.796 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.802 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.798 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.766 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.767 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.763 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.707 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.711 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.724 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.734 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.712 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7 | -1.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6365, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Key features of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +89.7% | 0.252 | 0.478 |
| 1990 | +32.0% | 0.49 | 0.647 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1499 | 0.149 | 0.153 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1477 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1574 | 0.152 | 0.158 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1695 | 0.158 | 0.178 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2138 | 0.176 | 0.262 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2646 | 0.252 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4663 | 0.463 | 0.478 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4766 | 0.473 | 0.477 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4842 | 0.481 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6807 | 0.641 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7273 | 0.722 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7636 | 0.698 | 0.802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7147 | 0.7 | 0.734 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More social development data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 74,630 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,506 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 0.001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 32,506 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- Key features of human rights in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.7 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.802 in 2015.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.146 in 1913.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for key features of human rights?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 96th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.