Key features of human rights in United States
United States: Key features of human rights was 0.826 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.826
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
66th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.953
in 2013
All-time low
0.555
in 1838
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of human rights in United States, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in United States stood at 0.826.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights in United States peaked at 0.953 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.555, in 1838.
That places United States 66th 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 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.603 | 0.603 | 0.603 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5984 | 0.575 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.5948 | 0.575 | 0.597 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.597 | 0.597 | 0.597 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.5982 | 0.597 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.5922 | 0.555 | 0.603 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.5583 | 0.555 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.588 | 0.588 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6957 | 0.629 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.728 | 0.728 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.727 | 0.721 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.733 | 0.733 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7327 | 0.732 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7233 | 0.701 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7299 | 0.721 | 0.732 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.7512 | 0.732 | 0.762 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7431 | 0.723 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7736 | 0.769 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8141 | 0.794 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.903 | 0.881 | 0.921 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9379 | 0.926 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.947 | 0.946 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9289 | 0.906 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9469 | 0.931 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9138 | 0.826 | 0.944 | 6 |
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More social development data for United States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,667 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.826 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.571 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.735 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.913 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.729 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.51 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in United States?
- Key features of human rights in United States was 0.826 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.953 in 2013.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.555 in 1838.
- How does United States rank for key features of human rights?
- United States ranks 66th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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