China vs Germany

China vs Germany: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in China and 0.94 of 1 in Germany, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.76 of 1, or 5.25 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

China vs Germany: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in China and 0.94 of 1 in Germany, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.76 of 1, or 5.25 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 1991, when it overtook China.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChinaGermanyWorld
20250.180.940.65
20240.180.940.65
20230.170.950.66
20220.170.950.66
20210.190.950.67
20200.190.950.67
20190.210.960.68
20180.220.960.68
20170.240.960.68
20160.250.960.68
20150.260.960.69
20140.240.960.69
20130.260.960.7
20120.280.970.7
20110.280.970.7
20100.280.970.7
20090.290.970.69
20080.290.970.69
20070.290.970.69
20060.290.970.69
20050.290.970.69
20040.290.970.69
20030.290.970.69
20020.280.970.68
20010.270.970.68
20000.270.970.67
19990.260.970.66
19980.260.970.65
19970.260.970.65
19960.260.970.65
19950.260.970.65
19940.250.970.64
19930.250.970.63
19920.240.970.62
19910.220.970.6
19900.22–0.57
19890.23–0.51
19880.27–0.5
19870.27–0.5
19860.26–0.49
19850.26–0.48
19840.26–0.47
19830.26–0.47
19820.26–0.46
19810.26–0.46
19800.25–0.46
19790.23–0.45
19780.12–0.44
19770.06–0.44
19760.05–0.44
19750.05–0.44
19740.05–0.43
19730.05–0.43
19720.05–0.44
19710.04–0.44
19700.04–0.44
19690.04–0.44
19680.04–0.45
19670.04–0.45
19660.04–0.46
19650.07–0.46
19640.07–0.46
19630.07–0.46
19620.07–0.46
19610.07–0.46
19600.07–0.46
19590.06–0.44
19580.06–0.44
19570.06–0.43
19560.08–0.43
19550.09–0.43
19540.08–0.43
19530.08–0.43
19520.08–0.43
19510.08–0.43
19500.08–0.42
19490.14–0.42
19480.25–0.42
19470.25–0.42
19460.26–0.42
19450.27–0.38
19440.270.030.35
19430.270.030.35
19420.270.030.35
19410.270.030.35
19400.270.030.36
19390.270.030.38
19380.270.040.39
19370.260.050.39
19360.260.050.39
19350.260.050.4
19340.260.050.4
19330.260.190.4
19320.260.720.41
19310.260.750.41
19300.260.750.41
19290.260.760.41
19280.260.760.41
19270.270.760.41
19260.320.760.41
19250.320.760.41
19240.320.760.42
19230.320.760.41
19220.320.760.42
19210.320.770.42
19200.320.770.42
19190.320.750.41
19180.320.580.4
19170.320.570.39
19160.320.570.39
19150.320.570.4
19140.320.60.4
19130.320.650.41
19120.240.650.41
19110.140.650.41
19100.140.650.41
19090.150.650.41
19080.150.650.41
19070.150.650.41
19060.150.650.41
19050.140.650.41
19040.130.650.41
19030.130.650.41
19020.130.650.41
19010.130.650.41
19000.130.650.41
18990.10.620.47
18980.110.620.47
18970.130.620.46
18960.130.620.47
18950.130.620.46
18940.130.620.46
18930.130.620.46
18920.130.620.45
18910.130.620.45
18900.130.620.45
18890.140.610.45
18880.140.610.45
18870.140.610.45
18860.140.610.44
18850.140.610.44
18840.140.610.44
18830.140.610.44
18820.140.610.44
18810.140.610.44
18800.140.610.44
18790.140.610.45
18780.140.610.45
18770.140.610.44
18760.140.610.45
18750.140.610.45
18740.140.610.45
18730.140.610.45
18720.140.610.44
18710.140.610.45
18700.140.490.44
18690.140.480.44
18680.140.480.43
18670.140.460.44
18660.140.420.43
18650.140.420.43
18640.120.420.42
18630.120.420.43
18620.10.420.43
18610.10.420.42
18600.10.390.41
18590.10.390.4
18580.10.390.4
18570.10.390.4
18560.10.390.4
18550.10.390.4
18540.10.390.4
18530.10.390.4
18520.10.390.39
18510.10.390.39
18500.120.390.39
18490.120.420.41
18480.120.440.4
18470.120.280.38
18460.120.270.38
18450.120.270.37
18440.120.270.37
18430.120.270.37
18420.120.270.37
18410.120.270.37
18400.120.270.36
18390.120.270.36
18380.120.270.36
18370.120.270.36
18360.120.270.36
18350.120.270.36
18340.120.270.35
18330.120.270.35
18320.120.270.35
18310.120.270.35
18300.120.270.35
18290.120.270.35
18280.120.270.35
18270.120.270.35
18260.120.270.35
18250.120.270.35
18240.120.270.34
18230.120.270.35
18220.120.270.34
18210.120.270.34
18200.120.270.33
18190.120.270.32
18180.120.270.31
18170.120.270.31
18160.120.270.32
18150.120.270.32
18140.120.270.3
18130.120.270.29
18120.120.270.28
18110.120.270.28
18100.120.270.29
18090.120.270.29
18080.120.240.28
18070.120.230.28
18060.120.230.27
18050.120.230.27
18040.120.230.27
18030.120.230.27
18020.120.230.27
18010.120.230.27
18000.120.230.27
17990.120.230.28
17980.120.230.27
17970.120.230.27
17960.120.230.27
17950.120.230.27
17940.120.230.27
17930.120.230.27
17920.120.230.27
17910.120.230.27
17900.120.230.27
17890.120.230.27

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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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