Key features of human rights in Peru

Peru: Key features of human rights was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
76th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.901
in 2019
All-time low
0.351
in 1931
Years of data
205
1821–2025

Key features of human rights in Peru, 1821–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, key features of human rights in Peru stood at 0.8.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Peru peaked at 0.901 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.351, in 1931.

That places Peru 76th 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 205 years of available data.

Key features of human rights in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Peru, 1821 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1821 0.416 —
1822 0.5 +20.2%
1823 0.5 +0.0%
1824 0.453 -9.4%
1825 0.476 +5.1%
1826 0.476 +0.0%
1827 0.544 +14.3%
1828 0.544 +0.0%
1829 0.544 +0.0%
1830 0.515 -5.3%
1831 0.515 +0.0%
1832 0.515 +0.0%
1833 0.526 +2.1%
1834 0.534 +1.5%
1835 0.534 +0.0%
1836 0.514 -3.7%
1837 0.462 -10.1%
1838 0.462 +0.0%
1839 0.462 +0.0%
1840 0.52 +12.6%
1841 0.52 +0.0%
1842 0.52 +0.0%
1843 0.52 +0.0%
1844 0.52 +0.0%
1845 0.602 +15.8%
1846 0.602 +0.0%
1847 0.602 +0.0%
1848 0.602 +0.0%
1849 0.602 +0.0%
1850 0.602 +0.0%
1851 0.602 +0.0%
1852 0.602 +0.0%
1853 0.602 +0.0%
1854 0.579 -3.8%
1855 0.67 +15.7%
1856 0.67 +0.0%
1857 0.659 -1.6%
1858 0.659 +0.0%
1859 0.659 +0.0%
1860 0.67 +1.7%
1861 0.67 +0.0%
1862 0.67 +0.0%
1863 0.67 +0.0%
1864 0.67 +0.0%
1865 0.659 -1.6%
1866 0.636 -3.5%
1867 0.662 +4.1%
1868 0.604 -8.8%
1869 0.669 +10.8%
1870 0.669 +0.0%
1871 0.669 +0.0%
1872 0.669 +0.0%
1873 0.669 +0.0%
1874 0.669 +0.0%
1875 0.669 +0.0%
1876 0.669 +0.0%
1877 0.661 -1.2%
1878 0.661 +0.0%
1879 0.521 -21.2%
1880 0.389 -25.3%
1881 0.389 +0.0%
1882 0.389 +0.0%
1883 0.396 +1.8%
1884 0.543 +37.1%
1885 0.57 +5.0%
1886 0.611 +7.2%
1887 0.611 +0.0%
1888 0.611 +0.0%
1889 0.611 +0.0%
1890 0.602 -1.5%
1891 0.602 +0.0%
1892 0.602 +0.0%
1893 0.593 -1.5%
1894 0.593 +0.0%
1895 0.585 -1.3%
1896 0.649 +10.9%
1897 0.649 +0.0%
1898 0.649 +0.0%
1899 0.649 +0.0%
1900 0.647 -0.3%
1901 0.647 +0.0%
1902 0.647 +0.0%
1903 0.647 +0.0%
1904 0.647 +0.0%
1905 0.647 +0.0%
1906 0.646 -0.2%
1907 0.646 +0.0%
1908 0.646 +0.0%
1909 0.646 +0.0%
1910 0.654 +1.2%
1911 0.651 -0.5%
1912 0.65 -0.2%
1913 0.645 -0.8%
1914 0.632 -2.0%
1915 0.567 -10.3%
1916 0.579 +2.1%
1917 0.579 +0.0%
1918 0.579 +0.0%
1919 0.516 -10.9%
1920 0.394 -23.6%
1921 0.391 -0.8%
1922 0.391 +0.0%
1923 0.391 +0.0%
1924 0.391 +0.0%
1925 0.377 -3.6%
1926 0.377 +0.0%
1927 0.377 +0.0%
1928 0.377 +0.0%
1929 0.377 +0.0%
1930 0.374 -0.8%
1931 0.351 -6.1%
1932 0.355 +1.1%
1933 0.374 +5.4%
1934 0.409 +9.4%
1935 0.409 +0.0%
1936 0.409 +0.0%
1937 0.409 +0.0%
1938 0.409 +0.0%
1939 0.446 +9.0%
1940 0.697 +56.3%
1941 0.697 +0.0%
1942 0.697 +0.0%
1943 0.697 +0.0%
1944 0.697 +0.0%
1945 0.731 +4.9%
1946 0.76 +4.0%
1947 0.76 +0.0%
1948 0.664 -12.6%
1949 0.384 -42.2%
1950 0.384 +0.0%
1951 0.391 +1.8%
1952 0.391 +0.0%
1953 0.39 -0.3%
1954 0.39 +0.0%
1955 0.39 +0.0%
1956 0.465 +19.2%
1957 0.748 +60.9%
1958 0.748 +0.0%
1959 0.748 +0.0%
1960 0.745 -0.4%
1961 0.745 +0.0%
1962 0.724 -2.8%
1963 0.739 +2.1%
1964 0.777 +5.1%
1965 0.777 +0.0%
1966 0.777 +0.0%
1967 0.777 +0.0%
1968 0.57 -26.6%
1969 0.42 -26.3%
1970 0.416 -1.0%
1971 0.416 +0.0%
1972 0.416 +0.0%
1973 0.406 -2.4%
1974 0.397 -2.2%
1975 0.402 +1.3%
1976 0.433 +7.7%
1977 0.437 +0.9%
1978 0.487 +11.4%
1979 0.535 +9.9%
1980 0.608 +13.6%
1981 0.702 +15.5%
1982 0.652 -7.1%
1983 0.652 +0.0%
1984 0.652 +0.0%
1985 0.637 -2.3%
1986 0.602 -5.5%
1987 0.611 +1.5%
1988 0.611 +0.0%
1989 0.611 +0.0%
1990 0.595 -2.6%
1991 0.588 -1.2%
1992 0.533 -9.4%
1993 0.42 -21.2%
1994 0.428 +1.9%
1995 0.437 +2.1%
1996 0.437 +0.0%
1997 0.421 -3.7%
1998 0.421 +0.0%
1999 0.421 +0.0%
2000 0.504 +19.7%
2001 0.884 +75.4%
2002 0.884 +0.0%
2003 0.884 +0.0%
2004 0.884 +0.0%
2005 0.885 +0.1%
2006 0.879 -0.7%
2007 0.877 -0.2%
2008 0.88 +0.3%
2009 0.879 -0.1%
2010 0.885 +0.7%
2011 0.883 -0.2%
2012 0.888 +0.6%
2013 0.889 +0.1%
2014 0.893 +0.4%
2015 0.894 +0.1%
2016 0.894 +0.0%
2017 0.893 -0.1%
2018 0.898 +0.6%
2019 0.901 +0.3%
2020 0.875 -2.9%
2021 0.88 +0.6%
2022 0.858 -2.5%
2023 0.841 -2.0%
2024 0.791 -5.9%
2025 0.8 +1.1%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of human rights in Peru 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +75.4% 0.504 0.884
1957 +60.9% 0.465 0.748
1940 +56.3% 0.446 0.697
1949 -42.2% 0.664 0.384
1884 +37.1% 0.396 0.543
1968 -26.6% 0.777 0.57

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.4948 0.416 0.544 9
1830s 0.5039 0.462 0.534 10
1840s 0.561 0.52 0.602 10
1850s 0.6304 0.579 0.67 10
1860s 0.658 0.604 0.67 10
1870s 0.6526 0.521 0.669 10
1880s 0.512 0.389 0.611 10
1890s 0.6173 0.585 0.649 10
1900s 0.6466 0.646 0.647 10
1910s 0.6052 0.516 0.654 10
1920s 0.3843 0.377 0.394 10
1930s 0.3945 0.351 0.446 10
1940s 0.6784 0.384 0.76 10
1950s 0.5045 0.384 0.748 10
1960s 0.7051 0.42 0.777 10
1970s 0.4345 0.397 0.535 10
1980s 0.6338 0.602 0.702 10
1990s 0.4701 0.42 0.595 10
2000s 0.844 0.504 0.885 10
2010s 0.8918 0.883 0.901 10
2020s 0.8408 0.791 0.88 6

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  4. 76 Armenia 0.8 compare
  5. 78 Hungary 0.793 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Peru?
Key features of human rights in Peru was 0.8 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2019.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1931.
How does Peru rank for key features of human rights?
Peru ranks 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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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
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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.