Key features of human rights in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Key features of human rights was 0.816 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.816
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
69th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 1949
All-time low
0.435
in 2009
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Key features of human rights in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of human rights in Sri Lanka is 0.816, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.849 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.764 | 0.764 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.764 | 0.764 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7913 | 0.779 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7984 | 0.785 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8413 | 0.821 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8347 | 0.831 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7359 | 0.694 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5609 | 0.461 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5522 | 0.46 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5315 | 0.435 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6732 | 0.535 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7248 | 0.648 | 0.816 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More social development data for Sri Lanka
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.816 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.613 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.853 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.871 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Sri Lanka?
- Key features of human rights in Sri Lanka was 0.816 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1949.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for key features of human rights?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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