Key features of human rights in Serbia
Serbia: Key features of human rights was 0.73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.73
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
92nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.913
in 2005
All-time low
0.057
in 1943
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of human rights in Serbia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.73 for key features of human rights in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Serbia peaked at 0.913 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 1943.
Serbia ranks 92nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.176 | 0.176 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.2 | 0.176 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.2267 | 0.168 | 0.247 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.2581 | 0.247 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.3321 | 0.284 | 0.379 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.4238 | 0.423 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4244 | 0.424 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4289 | 0.428 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4725 | 0.434 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4991 | 0.477 | 0.512 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4301 | 0.334 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5028 | 0.459 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4706 | 0.453 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1626 | 0.057 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.549 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8853 | 0.708 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8387 | 0.752 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7682 | 0.73 | 0.781 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,665 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.73 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.208 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.3 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.577 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.424 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.217 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Serbia?
- Key features of human rights in Serbia was 0.73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2005.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 1943.
- How does Serbia rank for key features of human rights?
- Serbia ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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