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Rights and wellbeing around the world

Nine open global indices, from human rights and women's and LGBT+ rights to food, health and education, mapped for every country since 1990, with the six countries in our Indigenous-rights comparison outlined.

Snapshot of 31 October 2026 · See live data in the app

Human rights

Physical integrity rights

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture and political killings. Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Year 2025175 countries with data · higher is better

below 0.350.35 – 0.660.66 – 0.840.84 – 0.950.95 and aboveNo dataCompared countries

Table view: all 175 countries, 2025

Rank	Country	Physical integrity rights (index, 0–1)
1	Iceland	0.99
1	Sweden	0.99
3	Norway	0.99
4	Finland	0.99
5	New Zealand	0.99
6	Czechia	0.98
7	Germany	0.98
8	Cyprus	0.98
9	Belgium	0.98
9	Switzerland	0.98
11	Estonia	0.98
12	Netherlands	0.98
12	Uruguay	0.98
14	Spain	0.98
15	Ireland	0.97
16	Singapore	0.97
16	Slovenia	0.97
18	Taiwan	0.97
19	Denmark	0.97
20	Latvia	0.96
21	Costa Rica	0.96
22	Croatia	0.96
23	Albania	0.96
24	Luxembourg	0.96
25	Hungary	0.95
25	Romania	0.95
27	Australia	0.95
28	South Korea	0.95
29	East Timor	0.95
29	Lithuania	0.95
31	Japan	0.95
32	Seychelles	0.95
33	Portugal	0.95
34	Canada	0.94
34	France	0.94
36	Malta	0.94
36	Sao Tome and Principe	0.94
38	Barbados	0.94
39	Cape Verde	0.94
39	Ghana	0.94
41	Panama	0.94
42	Gambia	0.93
43	Greece	0.93
43	Kosovo	0.93
45	Suriname	0.93
46	Chile	0.93
47	Italy	0.93
48	Austria	0.93
48	Vanuatu	0.93
50	Poland	0.91
51	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.91
52	Hong Kong	0.91
53	Trinidad and Tobago	0.90
53	United Kingdom	0.90
55	Guyana	0.90
56	Maldives	0.89
57	Montenegro	0.89
58	Dominican Republic	0.89
59	Moldova	0.89
60	Malaysia	0.88
60	Solomon Islands	0.88
62	Namibia	0.88
63	Botswana	0.87
64	Bulgaria	0.87
65	Benin	0.87
66	Mauritius	0.87
66	Slovakia	0.87
68	Argentina	0.86
69	Fiji	0.86
70	Malawi	0.86
71	Mongolia	0.85
72	South Africa	0.85
73	Liberia	0.84
74	Paraguay	0.84
75	Lesotho	0.84
76	Bhutan	0.83
77	Peru	0.83
78	Morocco	0.82
79	Tunisia	0.82
80	North Macedonia	0.82
81	Jamaica	0.81
82	Serbia	0.81
83	Brazil	0.81
84	Israel	0.81
85	Qatar	0.81
86	Sri Lanka	0.80
87	Jordan	0.80
88	Armenia	0.79
89	United States	0.79
90	Gabon	0.79
91	Senegal	0.79
92	Haiti	0.78
92	Papua New Guinea	0.78
94	Zambia	0.77
95	Tanzania	0.73
96	Honduras	0.73
97	Guatemala	0.72
98	Oman	0.71
99	Kuwait	0.71
100	Nepal	0.71
101	Mali	0.70
101	Sierra Leone	0.70
103	Lebanon	0.70
104	Bolivia	0.70
105	Cote d'Ivoire	0.69
106	Angola	0.69
107	Ukraine	0.69
108	Georgia	0.65
109	Colombia	0.64
110	Indonesia	0.64
111	Mauritania	0.63
112	United Arab Emirates	0.63
113	Kenya	0.62
114	Ecuador	0.59
115	Bangladesh	0.58
116	Togo	0.57
117	Somalia	0.55
118	Vietnam	0.54
119	Kazakhstan	0.53
120	Guinea-Bissau	0.52
121	Cuba	0.51
122	India	0.51
123	Uzbekistan	0.51
124	Niger	0.50
125	Turkey	0.50
126	Mexico	0.49
127	Madagascar	0.49
128	Algeria	0.48
129	Cameroon	0.43
130	Iraq	0.42
131	Syria	0.42
132	Djibouti	0.41
133	Central African Republic	0.40
134	Burkina Faso	0.39
135	Comoros	0.39
136	Azerbaijan	0.38
137	Bahrain	0.38
138	Pakistan	0.36
139	El Salvador	0.36
140	China	0.34
141	Thailand	0.34
142	Nigeria	0.33
143	South Sudan	0.32
144	Democratic Republic of Congo	0.32
145	Mozambique	0.31
146	Philippines	0.31
147	Kyrgyzstan	0.31
148	Ethiopia	0.27
149	Saudi Arabia	0.26
150	Guinea	0.26
151	Iran	0.24
152	Uganda	0.22
153	Egypt	0.22
154	Russia	0.22
155	Congo	0.21
156	Turkmenistan	0.19
157	Rwanda	0.19
158	Zimbabwe	0.17
159	Venezuela	0.16
160	Belarus	0.16
160	Laos	0.16
162	Libya	0.15
163	Cambodia	0.14
164	Eswatini	0.13
165	Sudan	0.13
166	Tajikistan	0.12
167	Yemen	0.12
168	Equatorial Guinea	0.12
169	Burundi	0.11
170	Eritrea	0.10
171	Myanmar	0.10
172	Chad	0.08
173	Afghanistan	0.07
174	Nicaragua	0.06
175	North Korea	0.05

The Human Rights Index (V-Dem) is made up of three sub-indices: physical integrity rights, private civil liberties and political civil liberties. Each has its own map above.

Compared countries

Each country against the world's best

Latest value and world rank on every index, with the best-performing country for comparison. The Indigenous-rights score is wathaga assessment (October 2026), not an official index. Each dimension is scored 0–3 against the best performer among the six countries.

Country	Indigenous rights (Wathaga, /18)	Human Rights Index 2025	Physical integrity rights 2025	Private civil liberties 2025	Political civil liberties 2025	Women's political empowerment 2025	LGBT+ Rights Index 2025	Prevalence of undernourishment 2023	Life expectancy at birth 2023	Expected years of schooling 2023
Australia	9 (64% of best)	0.91 #32 of 175	0.95 #27 of 175	0.87 #44 of 175	0.91 #33 of 175	0.91 #25 of 175	13.5 #27 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	83.9 #10 of 237	20.7 #3 of 195
Canada	13 (93% of best)	0.90 #35 of 175	0.94 #34 of 175	0.84 #62 of 175	0.92 #23 of 175	0.87 #44 of 175	17.2 #7 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	82.6 #26 of 237	15.9 #50 of 195
New Zealand	10 (71% of best)	0.95 #8 of 175	0.99 #5 of 175	0.94 #4 of 175	0.93 #20 of 175	0.94 #8 of 175	10.6 #41 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	82.1 #36 of 237	19.3 #6 of 195
Brazil	13 (93% of best)	0.87 #53 of 175	0.81 #83 of 175	0.88 #42 of 175	0.93 #16 of 175	0.82 #65 of 175	16.2 #13 of 195	< 2.5 #1 of 166	75.8 #114 of 237	15.8 #51 of 195
Bolivia	14 (100% of best)	0.74 #90 of 175	0.70 #104 of 175	0.80 #82 of 175	0.73 #92 of 175	0.84 #55 of 175	14.1 #24 of 195	21.8 #144 of 166	68.6 #182 of 237	15.6 #52 of 195
South Africa	3 (21% of best)	0.86 #54 of 175	0.85 #72 of 175	0.86 #51 of 175	0.88 #48 of 175	0.83 #59 of 175	14.1 #25 of 195	10.0 #112 of 166	66.1 #202 of 237	13.8 #91 of 195
World's best	Bolivia (14)	Estonia 0.96	Iceland + 1 tied 0.99	Germany 0.95	Denmark 0.97	Denmark 0.95	Malta 20.3	Algeria + 61 tied < 2.5	Monaco 86.4	Monaco 21.7

How the Indigenous-rights score works

UNDRIP in law and policy: 3 = in national law with an action plan; 1 = endorsed with no plan, or plan halted. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 1, Brazil 2, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
ILO Convention 169 ratified: 3 = ratified; 0 = not ratified. Australia 0, Canada 0, New Zealand 0, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 0.
Constitutional or treaty recognition: 3 = entrenched constitutional rights; 1 = partial, statutory or state-level only. Australia 1, Canada 3, New Zealand 2, Brazil 3, Bolivia 3, South Africa 1.
Land rights and redress: Strength and functioning of the redress mechanism. Australia 2, Canada 2, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 1.
Outcome targets and independent monitoring: 3 = quantified national Indigenous targets with independent annual assessment. Australia 3, Canada 2, New Zealand 1, Brazil 1, Bolivia 1, South Africa 0.
Indigenous data and data sovereignty: National disaggregated data and recognised Indigenous data governance. Australia 2, Canada 3, New Zealand 3, Brazil 2, Bolivia 2, South Africa 0.

Download the data

Global indices: every country and year since 1990 CSV JSON
Global indices: definitions and sources CSV JSON
Source: Human Rights Index (Our World in Data)
Source: Physical integrity rights (Our World in Data)
Source: Private civil liberties (Our World in Data)
Source: Political civil liberties (Our World in Data)
Source: Women's political empowerment (Our World in Data)
Source: LGBT+ Rights Index (Our World in Data)
Source: Prevalence of undernourishment (Our World in Data)
Source: Life expectancy at birth (Our World in Data)
Source: Expected years of schooling (Our World in Data)

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