Key features of human rights in Pakistan
Pakistan: Key features of human rights was 0.466 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.466
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
128th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.552
in 1950
All-time low
0.203
in 1979
Years of data
187
1839–2025
Key features of human rights in Pakistan, 1839–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Pakistan is 0.466, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Pakistan peaked at 0.552 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.203, in 1979.
That places Pakistan 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 187 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.231 | 0.206 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.292 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2949 | 0.279 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3016 | 0.279 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.311 | 0.31 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.312 | 0.312 | 0.312 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.322 | 0.312 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3972 | 0.331 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5132 | 0.408 | 0.552 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4122 | 0.377 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3477 | 0.203 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2495 | 0.203 | 0.482 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4963 | 0.486 | 0.507 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4928 | 0.473 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.503 | 0.458 | 0.542 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.465 | 0.424 | 0.508 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 90,497 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.466 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.176 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.302 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.495 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.559 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Pakistan?
- Key features of human rights in Pakistan was 0.466 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.552 in 1950.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1979.
- How does Pakistan rank for key features of human rights?
- Pakistan ranks 128th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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