Key features of human rights in Turkey
Turkey: Key features of human rights was 0.402 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.402
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.716
in 2004
All-time low
0.139
in 1915
Years of data
237
1789β2025
Key features of human rights in Turkey, 1789β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.402 for key features of human rights in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Turkey peaked at 0.716 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.139, in 1915.
That places Turkey 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.175 | 0.168 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.1851 | 0.173 | 0.294 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.317 | 0.317 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.3196 | 0.317 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3464 | 0.342 | 0.349 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3103 | 0.21 | 0.371 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1877 | 0.18 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.174 | 0.174 | 0.174 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2003 | 0.174 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2059 | 0.139 | 0.343 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2604 | 0.25 | 0.283 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2666 | 0.254 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3007 | 0.255 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4613 | 0.421 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4921 | 0.366 | 0.533 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4839 | 0.441 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3455 | 0.237 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4798 | 0.462 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6693 | 0.557 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4927 | 0.333 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3788 | 0.358 | 0.402 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More social development data for Turkey
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2.39 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 149,405 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.402 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.11 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.293 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.565 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.179 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.165 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Turkey?
- Key features of human rights in Turkey was 0.402 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 2004.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 in 1915.
- How does Turkey rank for key features of human rights?
- Turkey ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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