Chad vs South Africa

Chad vs South Africa: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.28 of 1 in Chad and 0.86 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.57 of 1, or 3.02 times that in Chad.

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Chad vs South Africa: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.28 of 1 in Chad and 0.86 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.57 of 1, or 3.02 times that in Chad.
ChadSouth AfricaWorld

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Chad0.28 20250.39153 of 175
South Africa0.86 20250.8754 of 175
World0.65 20250.69

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Chad.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChadSouth AfricaWorld
20250.280.860.65
20240.30.870.65
20230.30.850.66
20220.280.830.66
20210.320.840.67
20200.350.830.67
20190.380.840.68
20180.360.850.68
20170.350.840.68
20160.390.870.68
20150.390.870.69
20140.390.860.69
20130.40.860.7
20120.40.860.7
20110.40.870.7
20100.40.870.7
20090.390.860.69
20080.380.860.69
20070.380.860.69
20060.390.860.69
20050.390.860.69
20040.40.860.69
20030.40.860.69
20020.40.860.68
20010.40.860.68
20000.40.860.67
19990.40.860.66
19980.40.860.65
19970.40.860.65
19960.40.860.65
19950.390.850.65
19940.390.580.64
19930.390.30.63
19920.390.290.62
19910.380.290.6
19900.250.250.57
19890.180.140.51
19880.180.130.5
19870.180.130.5
19860.180.130.49
19850.180.130.48
19840.180.120.47
19830.180.120.47
19820.180.120.46
19810.190.120.46
19800.210.120.46
19790.270.130.45
19780.280.130.44
19770.280.130.44
19760.280.130.44
19750.240.130.44
19740.240.130.43
19730.240.140.43
19720.260.140.44
19710.270.140.44
19700.270.140.44
19690.280.140.44
19680.280.140.45
19670.280.140.45
19660.280.140.46
19650.280.140.46
19640.280.140.46
19630.290.140.46
19620.30.140.46
19610.310.150.46
19600.310.150.46
19590.250.170.44
19580.250.170.44
19570.250.170.43
19560.250.170.43
19550.250.170.43
19540.250.170.43
19530.250.170.43
19520.250.170.43
19510.250.170.43
19500.250.170.42
19490.240.180.42
19480.240.20.42
19470.240.280.42
19460.220.290.42
19450.210.290.38
19440.20.290.35
19430.20.290.35
19420.190.290.35
19410.190.290.35
19400.190.290.36
19390.190.290.38
19380.190.290.39
19370.190.290.39
19360.190.290.39
19350.190.290.4
19340.190.290.4
19330.190.290.4
19320.190.290.41
19310.190.290.41
19300.190.290.41
19290.190.290.41
19280.190.290.41
19270.190.290.41
19260.190.290.41
19250.190.290.41
19240.190.290.42
19230.190.290.41
19220.190.290.42
19210.190.290.42
19200.190.290.42
1919–0.290.41
1918–0.290.4
1917–0.290.39
1916–0.290.39
1915–0.290.4
1914–0.290.4
1913–0.290.41
1912–0.290.41
1911–0.290.41
1910–0.290.41
1909–0.290.41
1908–0.290.41
1907–0.290.41
1906–0.290.41
1905–0.290.41
1904–0.290.41
1903–0.290.41
1902–0.290.41
1901–0.290.41
1900–0.290.41
1899––0.47
1898––0.47
1897––0.46
1896––0.47
1895––0.46
1894––0.46
1893––0.46
1892––0.45
1891––0.45
1890––0.45
1889––0.45
1888––0.45
1887––0.45
1886––0.44
1885––0.44
1884––0.44
1883––0.44
1882––0.44
1881––0.44
1880––0.44
1879––0.45
1878––0.45
1877––0.44
1876––0.45
1875––0.45
1874––0.45
1873––0.45
1872––0.44
1871––0.45
1870––0.44
1869––0.44
1868––0.43
1867––0.44
1866––0.43
1865––0.43
1864––0.42
1863––0.43
1862––0.43
1861––0.42
1860––0.41
1859––0.4
1858––0.4
1857––0.4
1856––0.4
1855––0.4
1854––0.4
1853––0.4
1852––0.39
1851––0.39
1850––0.39
1849––0.41
1848––0.4
1847––0.38
1846––0.38
1845––0.37
1844––0.37
1843––0.37
1842––0.37
1841––0.37
1840––0.36
1839––0.36
1838––0.36
1837––0.36
1836––0.36
1835––0.36
1834––0.35
1833––0.35
1832––0.35
1831––0.35
1830––0.35
1829––0.35
1828––0.35
1827––0.35
1826––0.35
1825––0.35
1824––0.34
1823––0.35
1822––0.34
1821––0.34
1820––0.33
1819––0.32
1818––0.31
1817––0.31
1816––0.32
1815––0.32
1814––0.3
1813––0.29
1812––0.28
1811––0.28
1810––0.29
1809––0.29
1808––0.28
1807––0.28
1806––0.27
1805––0.27
1804––0.27
1803––0.27
1802––0.27
1801––0.27
1800––0.27
1799––0.28
1798––0.27
1797––0.27
1796––0.27
1795––0.27
1794––0.27
1793––0.27
1792––0.27
1791––0.27
1790––0.27
1789––0.27

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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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