China vs Indonesia

China vs Indonesia: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in China and 0.63 of 1 in Indonesia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.45 of 1, or 3.52 times that in China.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

China vs Indonesia: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in China and 0.63 of 1 in Indonesia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 0.45 of 1, or 3.52 times that in China.
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What the numbers say

  • Indonesia has been higher since 1998, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 164 and Indonesia ranked 108 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearChinaIndonesiaWorld
20250.180.630.65
20240.180.70.65
20230.170.70.66
20220.170.750.66
20210.190.710.67
20200.190.70.67
20190.210.740.68
20180.220.750.68
20170.240.770.68
20160.250.780.68
20150.260.790.69
20140.240.780.69
20130.260.780.7
20120.280.780.7
20110.280.790.7
20100.280.790.7
20090.290.780.69
20080.290.780.69
20070.290.780.69
20060.290.760.69
20050.290.760.69
20040.290.780.69
20030.290.790.69
20020.280.790.68
20010.270.770.68
20000.270.770.67
19990.260.760.66
19980.260.330.65
19970.260.190.65
19960.260.190.65
19950.260.20.65
19940.250.20.64
19930.250.20.63
19920.240.20.62
19910.220.230.6
19900.220.230.57
19890.230.230.51
19880.270.230.5
19870.270.230.5
19860.260.230.49
19850.260.230.48
19840.260.230.47
19830.260.230.47
19820.260.230.46
19810.260.230.46
19800.250.220.46
19790.230.230.45
19780.120.230.44
19770.060.230.44
19760.050.240.44
19750.050.240.44
19740.050.250.43
19730.050.230.43
19720.050.220.44
19710.040.220.44
19700.040.230.44
19690.040.230.44
19680.040.220.45
19670.040.240.45
19660.040.240.46
19650.070.290.46
19640.070.430.46
19630.070.430.46
19620.070.430.46
19610.070.430.46
19600.070.430.46
19590.060.490.44
19580.060.540.44
19570.060.60.43
19560.080.630.43
19550.090.640.43
19540.080.640.43
19530.080.630.43
19520.080.630.43
19510.080.630.43
19500.080.630.42
19490.140.630.42
19480.250.520.42
19470.250.520.42
19460.260.520.42
19450.270.290.38
19440.270.10.35
19430.270.10.35
19420.270.10.35
19410.270.150.35
19400.270.150.36
19390.270.160.38
19380.270.160.39
19370.260.160.39
19360.260.160.39
19350.260.160.4
19340.260.160.4
19330.260.160.4
19320.260.160.41
19310.260.160.41
19300.260.160.41
19290.260.160.41
19280.260.160.41
19270.270.160.41
19260.320.160.41
19250.320.170.41
19240.320.170.42
19230.320.170.41
19220.320.170.42
19210.320.170.42
19200.320.170.42
19190.320.170.41
19180.320.160.4
19170.320.160.39
19160.320.160.39
19150.320.160.4
19140.320.160.4
19130.320.160.41
19120.240.160.41
19110.140.160.41
19100.140.160.41
19090.150.160.41
19080.150.160.41
19070.150.150.41
19060.150.150.41
19050.140.140.41
19040.130.140.41
19030.130.140.41
19020.130.140.41
19010.130.140.41
19000.130.140.41
18990.10.140.47
18980.110.140.47
18970.130.140.46
18960.130.140.47
18950.130.140.46
18940.130.140.46
18930.130.140.46
18920.130.140.45
18910.130.140.45
18900.130.140.45
18890.140.130.45
18880.140.130.45
18870.140.130.45
18860.140.130.44
18850.140.130.44
18840.140.130.44
18830.140.130.44
18820.140.130.44
18810.140.130.44
18800.140.130.44
18790.140.130.45
18780.140.130.45
18770.140.130.44
18760.140.130.45
18750.140.130.45
18740.140.130.45
18730.140.130.45
18720.140.130.44
18710.140.130.45
18700.140.130.44
18690.140.130.44
18680.140.130.43
18670.140.130.44
18660.140.130.43
18650.140.130.43
18640.120.130.42
18630.120.130.43
18620.10.130.43
18610.10.130.42
18600.10.130.41
18590.10.130.4
18580.10.130.4
18570.10.130.4
18560.10.130.4
18550.10.130.4
18540.10.130.4
18530.10.130.4
18520.10.130.39
18510.10.120.39
18500.120.120.39
18490.120.120.41
18480.120.120.4
18470.120.120.38
18460.120.120.38
18450.120.120.37
18440.120.120.37
18430.120.120.37
18420.120.120.37
18410.120.120.37
18400.120.120.36
18390.120.120.36
18380.120.120.36
18370.120.120.36
18360.120.120.36
18350.120.120.36
18340.120.120.35
18330.120.120.35
18320.120.120.35
18310.120.120.35
18300.120.120.35
18290.120.120.35
18280.120.120.35
18270.120.120.35
18260.120.120.35
18250.120.120.35
18240.120.120.34
18230.120.120.35
18220.120.120.34
18210.120.120.34
18200.120.120.33
18190.120.120.32
18180.120.120.31
18170.120.120.31
18160.120.120.32
18150.120.170.32
18140.120.170.3
18130.120.170.29
18120.120.170.28
18110.120.170.28
18100.120.090.29
18090.120.090.29
18080.120.090.28
18070.120.090.28
18060.120.090.27
18050.120.090.27
18040.120.090.27
18030.120.090.27
18020.120.090.27
18010.120.090.27
18000.120.090.27
17990.12–0.28
17980.12–0.27
17970.12–0.27
17960.12–0.27
17950.12–0.27
17940.12–0.27
17930.12–0.27
17920.12–0.27
17910.12–0.27
17900.12–0.27
17890.12–0.27

Each country on its own

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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