Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.81 of 1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 0.73 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.12 times that in Serbia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Serbia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.81 of 1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina and 0.73 of 1 in Serbia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bosnia & Herzegovina, by 0.08 of 1, or 1.12 times that in Serbia.
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What the numbers say

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Serbia.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearBosnia & HerzegovinaSerbiaWorld
20250.810.730.65
20240.820.780.65
20230.810.780.66
20220.810.780.66
20210.820.770.67
20200.820.780.67
20190.820.780.68
20180.810.750.68
20170.850.80.68
20160.850.830.68
20150.850.830.69
20140.850.840.69
20130.850.860.7
20120.860.90.7
20110.860.90.7
20100.860.910.7
20090.860.910.69
20080.850.910.69
20070.840.910.69
20060.850.910.69
20050.850.910.69
20040.840.90.69
20030.850.890.69
20020.830.90.68
20010.840.890.68
20000.830.710.67
19990.720.550.66
19980.720.550.65
19970.70.580.65
19960.670.580.65
19950.40.550.65
19940.350.550.64
19930.350.530.63
19920.350.530.62
19910.540.540.6
19900.540.540.57
19890.470.470.51
19880.470.470.5
19870.450.450.5
19860.450.450.49
19850.450.450.48
19840.450.450.47
19830.440.440.47
19820.440.440.46
19810.430.430.46
19800.390.390.46
19790.390.390.45
19780.390.390.44
19770.390.390.44
19760.380.380.44
19750.380.380.44
19740.380.380.43
19730.370.370.43
19720.370.370.44
19710.380.380.44
19700.380.380.44
19690.370.370.44
19680.380.380.45
19670.380.380.45
19660.360.360.46
19650.360.360.46
19640.340.340.46
19630.340.340.46
19620.340.340.46
19610.340.340.46
19600.340.340.46
19590.340.340.44
19580.340.340.44
19570.340.340.43
19560.340.340.43
19550.340.340.43
19540.330.330.43
19530.320.320.43
19520.310.310.43
19510.30.30.43
19500.270.270.42
19490.220.220.42
19480.210.210.42
19470.210.210.42
19460.210.210.42
19450.150.150.38
19440.060.060.35
19430.060.060.35
19420.060.060.35
19410.080.080.35
19400.390.390.36
19390.480.480.38
19380.480.480.39
19370.480.480.39
19360.480.480.39
19350.480.480.4
19340.480.480.4
19330.480.480.4
19320.470.470.41
19310.460.460.41
19300.450.450.41
19290.460.460.41
19280.480.480.41
19270.50.50.41
19260.510.510.41
19250.510.510.41
19240.510.510.42
19230.510.510.41
19220.510.510.42
19210.510.510.42
19200.510.510.42
19190.520.520.41
1918–0.340.4
1917–0.330.39
1916–0.330.39
1915–0.340.4
1914–0.450.4
1913–0.460.41
1912–0.50.41
1911–0.510.41
1910–0.510.41
1909–0.510.41
1908–0.510.41
1907–0.510.41
1906–0.510.41
1905–0.510.41
1904–0.510.41
1903–0.480.41
1902–0.480.41
1901–0.480.41
1900–0.480.41
1899–0.50.47
1898–0.50.47
1897–0.50.46
1896–0.50.47
1895–0.50.46
1894–0.50.46
1893–0.50.46
1892–0.50.45
1891–0.50.45
1890–0.50.45
1889–0.50.45
1888–0.470.45
1887–0.470.45
1886–0.480.44
1885–0.480.44
1884–0.480.44
1883–0.480.44
1882–0.470.44
1881–0.470.44
1880–0.430.44
1879–0.430.45
18780.230.430.45
18770.210.430.44
18760.370.430.45
18750.350.430.45
18740.350.430.45
18730.350.430.45
18720.350.430.44
18710.350.430.45
18700.350.430.44
18690.350.430.44
18680.350.420.43
18670.350.420.44
18660.340.420.43
18650.340.420.43
18640.350.420.42
18630.350.420.43
18620.350.420.43
18610.350.420.42
18600.350.420.41
18590.330.420.4
18580.330.420.4
18570.330.420.4
18560.320.420.4
18550.320.420.4
18540.320.420.4
18530.320.420.4
18520.320.420.39
18510.320.420.39
18500.320.420.39
18490.320.420.41
18480.320.420.4
18470.320.420.38
18460.320.420.38
18450.320.420.37
18440.320.420.37
18430.320.420.37
18420.320.420.37
18410.320.420.37
18400.320.420.36
18390.290.380.36
18380.170.380.36
18370.170.380.36
18360.170.380.36
18350.170.370.36
18340.170.290.35
18330.170.290.35
18320.170.290.35
18310.170.290.35
18300.170.280.35
18290.170.280.35
18280.170.280.35
18270.170.280.35
18260.170.250.35
18250.170.250.35
18240.170.250.34
18230.170.250.35
18220.170.250.34
18210.170.250.34
18200.170.250.33
18190.170.250.32
18180.170.250.31
18170.170.250.31
18160.170.250.32
18150.170.250.32
18140.170.170.3
18130.170.220.29
18120.170.220.28
18110.170.220.28
18100.170.220.29
18090.170.220.29
18080.170.220.28
18070.180.220.28
18060.180.220.27
18050.180.220.27
18040.180.220.27
18030.180.180.27
18020.180.180.27
18010.180.180.27
18000.180.180.27
17990.180.180.28
17980.180.180.27
17970.180.180.27
17960.180.180.27
17950.180.180.27
17940.180.180.27
17930.180.180.27
17920.180.180.27
17910.180.180.27
17900.180.180.27
17890.180.180.27

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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