What is key features of human rights in Russia?

Key features of human rights in Russia was 0.265 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.723 in 1993.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.

How does Russia rank for key features of human rights?

Russia ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Russia 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 Russia

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

Russia: Key features of human rights was 0.265 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.265

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

156th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.723

in 1993

All-time low

0.014

in 1937

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Key features of human rights in Russia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Russia is 0.265, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Russia peaked at 0.723 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1937.

That places Russia 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Key features of human rights in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Russia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.143	—
1790	0.127	-11.2%
1791	0.127	+0.0%
1792	0.127	+0.0%
1793	0.127	+0.0%
1794	0.127	+0.0%
1795	0.127	+0.0%
1796	0.127	+0.0%
1797	0.127	+0.0%
1798	0.161	+26.8%
1799	0.161	+0.0%
1800	0.161	+0.0%
1801	0.162	+0.6%
1802	0.162	+0.0%
1803	0.162	+0.0%
1804	0.162	+0.0%
1805	0.162	+0.0%
1806	0.162	+0.0%
1807	0.162	+0.0%
1808	0.162	+0.0%
1809	0.162	+0.0%
1810	0.162	+0.0%
1811	0.162	+0.0%
1812	0.162	+0.0%
1813	0.162	+0.0%
1814	0.162	+0.0%
1815	0.162	+0.0%
1816	0.162	+0.0%
1817	0.162	+0.0%
1818	0.162	+0.0%
1819	0.162	+0.0%
1820	0.162	+0.0%
1821	0.162	+0.0%
1822	0.131	-19.1%
1823	0.131	+0.0%
1824	0.131	+0.0%
1825	0.131	+0.0%
1826	0.154	+17.6%
1827	0.154	+0.0%
1828	0.154	+0.0%
1829	0.154	+0.0%
1830	0.122	-20.8%
1831	0.122	+0.0%
1832	0.154	+26.2%
1833	0.154	+0.0%
1834	0.123	-20.1%
1835	0.154	+25.2%
1836	0.154	+0.0%
1837	0.122	-20.8%
1838	0.122	+0.0%
1839	0.122	+0.0%
1840	0.122	+0.0%
1841	0.122	+0.0%
1842	0.122	+0.0%
1843	0.122	+0.0%
1844	0.122	+0.0%
1845	0.122	+0.0%
1846	0.122	+0.0%
1847	0.122	+0.0%
1848	0.159	+30.3%
1849	0.159	+0.0%
1850	0.159	+0.0%
1851	0.159	+0.0%
1852	0.159	+0.0%
1853	0.159	+0.0%
1854	0.159	+0.0%
1855	0.178	+11.9%
1856	0.186	+4.5%
1857	0.186	+0.0%
1858	0.186	+0.0%
1859	0.186	+0.0%
1860	0.184	-1.1%
1861	0.234	+27.2%
1862	0.234	+0.0%
1863	0.269	+15.0%
1864	0.269	+0.0%
1865	0.29	+7.8%
1866	0.254	-12.4%
1867	0.293	+15.4%
1868	0.293	+0.0%
1869	0.293	+0.0%
1870	0.293	+0.0%
1871	0.293	+0.0%
1872	0.293	+0.0%
1873	0.283	-3.4%
1874	0.283	+0.0%
1875	0.283	+0.0%
1876	0.283	+0.0%
1877	0.283	+0.0%
1878	0.283	+0.0%
1879	0.283	+0.0%
1880	0.283	+0.0%
1881	0.242	-14.5%
1882	0.248	+2.5%
1883	0.248	+0.0%
1884	0.248	+0.0%
1885	0.248	+0.0%
1886	0.248	+0.0%
1887	0.248	+0.0%
1888	0.248	+0.0%
1889	0.248	+0.0%
1890	0.248	+0.0%
1891	0.248	+0.0%
1892	0.248	+0.0%
1893	0.259	+4.4%
1894	0.301	+16.2%
1895	0.301	+0.0%
1896	0.301	+0.0%
1897	0.266	-11.6%
1898	0.255	-4.1%
1899	0.269	+5.5%
1900	0.281	+4.5%
1901	0.28	-0.4%
1902	0.276	-1.4%
1903	0.281	+1.8%
1904	0.279	-0.7%
1905	0.295	+5.7%
1906	0.313	+6.1%
1907	0.321	+2.6%
1908	0.317	-1.2%
1909	0.326	+2.8%
1910	0.336	+3.1%
1911	0.34	+1.2%
1912	0.34	+0.0%
1913	0.34	+0.0%
1914	0.324	-4.7%
1915	0.314	-3.1%
1916	0.297	-5.4%
1917	0.304	+2.4%
1918	0.068	-77.6%
1919	0.058	-14.7%
1920	0.055	-5.2%
1921	0.054	-1.8%
1922	0.059	+9.3%
1923	0.049	-16.9%
1924	0.04	-18.4%
1925	0.035	-12.5%
1926	0.032	-8.6%
1927	0.029	-9.4%
1928	0.029	+0.0%
1929	0.027	-6.9%
1930	0.022	-18.5%
1931	0.022	+0.0%
1932	0.021	-4.5%
1933	0.019	-9.5%
1934	0.017	-10.5%
1935	0.017	+0.0%
1936	0.015	-11.8%
1937	0.014	-6.7%
1938	0.014	+0.0%
1939	0.014	+0.0%
1940	0.014	+0.0%
1941	0.017	+21.4%
1942	0.017	+0.0%
1943	0.017	+0.0%
1944	0.017	+0.0%
1945	0.019	+11.8%
1946	0.02	+5.3%
1947	0.017	-15.0%
1948	0.016	-5.9%
1949	0.015	-6.3%
1950	0.014	-6.7%
1951	0.014	+0.0%
1952	0.014	+0.0%
1953	0.017	+21.4%
1954	0.124	+629.4%
1955	0.125	+0.8%
1956	0.132	+5.6%
1957	0.148	+12.1%
1958	0.148	+0.0%
1959	0.15	+1.4%
1960	0.147	-2.0%
1961	0.146	-0.7%
1962	0.148	+1.4%
1963	0.146	-1.4%
1964	0.146	+0.0%
1965	0.148	+1.4%
1966	0.148	+0.0%
1967	0.147	-0.7%
1968	0.147	+0.0%
1969	0.145	-1.4%
1970	0.149	+2.8%
1971	0.149	+0.0%
1972	0.146	-2.0%
1973	0.146	+0.0%
1974	0.149	+2.1%
1975	0.15	+0.7%
1976	0.148	-1.3%
1977	0.148	+0.0%
1978	0.148	+0.0%
1979	0.147	-0.7%
1980	0.149	+1.4%
1981	0.148	-0.7%
1982	0.149	+0.7%
1983	0.147	-1.3%
1984	0.147	+0.0%
1985	0.172	+17.0%
1986	0.246	+43.0%
1987	0.284	+15.4%
1988	0.289	+1.8%
1989	0.314	+8.7%
1990	0.41	+30.6%
1991	0.44	+7.3%
1992	0.71	+61.4%
1993	0.723	+1.8%
1994	0.715	-1.1%
1995	0.717	+0.3%
1996	0.717	+0.0%
1997	0.719	+0.3%
1998	0.719	+0.0%
1999	0.709	-1.4%
2000	0.631	-11.0%
2001	0.605	-4.1%
2002	0.582	-3.8%
2003	0.564	-3.1%
2004	0.561	-0.5%
2005	0.552	-1.6%
2006	0.541	-2.0%
2007	0.54	-0.2%
2008	0.543	+0.6%
2009	0.549	+1.1%
2010	0.547	-0.4%
2011	0.545	-0.4%
2012	0.525	-3.7%
2013	0.519	-1.1%
2014	0.49	-5.6%
2015	0.476	-2.9%
2016	0.466	-2.1%
2017	0.464	-0.4%
2018	0.466	+0.4%
2019	0.459	-1.5%
2020	0.423	-7.8%
2021	0.424	+0.2%
2022	0.309	-27.1%
2023	0.299	-3.2%
2024	0.26	-13.0%
2025	0.265	+1.9%

Russia compared with similar countries

Russia's 0.265 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Russia's 0.265 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Key features of human rights in Russia 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
1954	+629.4%	0.017	0.124
1918	-77.6%	0.304	0.068
1992	+61.4%	0.44	0.71
1986	+43.0%	0.172	0.246
1990	+30.6%	0.314	0.41
1848	+30.3%	0.122	0.159

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.143	0.143	0.143	1
1790s	0.1338	0.127	0.161	10
1800s	0.1619	0.161	0.162	10
1810s	0.162	0.162	0.162	10
1820s	0.1464	0.131	0.162	10
1830s	0.1349	0.122	0.154	10
1840s	0.1294	0.122	0.159	10
1850s	0.1717	0.159	0.186	10
1860s	0.2613	0.184	0.293	10
1870s	0.286	0.283	0.293	10
1880s	0.2509	0.242	0.283	10
1890s	0.2696	0.248	0.301	10
1900s	0.2969	0.276	0.326	10
1910s	0.2721	0.058	0.34	10
1920s	0.0409	0.027	0.059	10
1930s	0.0175	0.014	0.022	10
1940s	0.0169	0.014	0.02	10
1950s	0.0886	0.014	0.15	10
1960s	0.1468	0.145	0.148	10
1970s	0.148	0.146	0.15	10
1980s	0.2045	0.147	0.314	10
1990s	0.6579	0.41	0.723	10
2000s	0.5668	0.54	0.631	10
2010s	0.4957	0.459	0.547	10
2020s	0.33	0.26	0.424	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Russia?: Key features of human rights in Russia was 0.265 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Russia?: The highest recorded value was 0.723 in 1993.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1937.
How does Russia rank for key features of human rights?: Russia ranks 156th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia 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
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.