France vs Kenya: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.92 of 1 in France and 0.74 of 1 in Kenya, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.18 of 1, or 1.24 times that in Kenya.

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

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What the numbers say

France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1900.
In 2025, France ranked 23 and Kenya ranked 91 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

Year	France	Kenya	World
2025	0.92	0.74	0.65
2024	0.92	0.74	0.65
2023	0.92	0.78	0.66
2022	0.92	0.75	0.66
2021	0.92	0.74	0.67
2020	0.92	0.7	0.67
2019	0.94	0.68	0.68
2018	0.95	0.68	0.68
2017	0.95	0.66	0.68
2016	0.95	0.7	0.68
2015	0.95	0.7	0.69
2014	0.95	0.7	0.69
2013	0.95	0.7	0.7
2012	0.95	0.68	0.7
2011	0.96	0.68	0.7
2010	0.96	0.68	0.7
2009	0.96	0.65	0.69
2008	0.96	0.64	0.69
2007	0.95	0.62	0.69
2006	0.95	0.64	0.69
2005	0.95	0.64	0.69
2004	0.95	0.64	0.69
2003	0.95	0.64	0.69
2002	0.95	0.59	0.68
2001	0.95	0.51	0.68
2000	0.95	0.51	0.67
1999	0.95	0.44	0.66
1998	0.95	0.44	0.65
1997	0.95	0.44	0.65
1996	0.95	0.44	0.65
1995	0.95	0.44	0.65
1994	0.95	0.43	0.64
1993	0.95	0.43	0.63
1992	0.95	0.38	0.62
1991	0.95	0.3	0.6
1990	0.95	0.26	0.57
1989	0.95	0.22	0.51
1988	0.95	0.22	0.5
1987	0.95	0.24	0.5
1986	0.95	0.24	0.49
1985	0.95	0.24	0.48
1984	0.95	0.24	0.47
1983	0.95	0.25	0.47
1982	0.95	0.25	0.46
1981	0.94	0.29	0.46
1980	0.94	0.29	0.46
1979	0.94	0.31	0.45
1978	0.94	0.3	0.44
1977	0.94	0.29	0.44
1976	0.94	0.29	0.44
1975	0.94	0.28	0.44
1974	0.94	0.3	0.43
1973	0.94	0.29	0.43
1972	0.94	0.29	0.44
1971	0.94	0.3	0.44
1970	0.94	0.3	0.44
1969	0.94	0.29	0.44
1968	0.92	0.31	0.45
1967	0.91	0.31	0.45
1966	0.91	0.31	0.46
1965	0.9	0.31	0.46
1964	0.9	0.31	0.46
1963	0.9	0.25	0.46
1962	0.83	0.14	0.46
1961	0.82	0.14	0.46
1960	0.82	0.14	0.46
1959	0.81	0.09	0.44
1958	0.82	0.09	0.44
1957	0.83	0.08	0.43
1956	0.83	0.06	0.43
1955	0.83	0.06	0.43
1954	0.82	0.06	0.43
1953	0.89	0.05	0.43
1952	0.89	0.05	0.43
1951	0.89	0.09	0.43
1950	0.89	0.09	0.42
1949	0.88	0.12	0.42
1948	0.88	0.11	0.42
1947	0.88	0.11	0.42
1946	0.87	0.11	0.42
1945	0.7	0.12	0.38
1944	0.29	0.11	0.35
1943	0.29	0.11	0.35
1942	0.29	0.11	0.35
1941	0.29	0.11	0.35
1940	0.3	0.11	0.36
1939	0.82	0.11	0.38
1938	0.84	0.11	0.39
1937	0.84	0.11	0.39
1936	0.84	0.11	0.39
1935	0.84	0.11	0.4
1934	0.85	0.11	0.4
1933	0.84	0.11	0.4
1932	0.84	0.11	0.41
1931	0.84	0.11	0.41
1930	0.84	0.11	0.41
1929	0.84	0.11	0.41
1928	0.84	0.11	0.41
1927	0.84	0.1	0.41
1926	0.84	0.1	0.41
1925	0.84	0.1	0.41
1924	0.85	0.1	0.42
1923	0.85	0.1	0.41
1922	0.85	0.1	0.42
1921	0.85	0.1	0.42
1920	0.85	0.1	0.42
1919	0.82	0.1	0.41
1918	0.8	0.1	0.4
1917	0.8	0.1	0.39
1916	0.8	0.1	0.39
1915	0.8	0.1	0.4
1914	0.8	0.11	0.4
1913	0.85	0.11	0.41
1912	0.85	0.11	0.41
1911	0.85	0.11	0.41
1910	0.85	0.11	0.41
1909	0.85	0.11	0.41
1908	0.85	0.11	0.41
1907	0.85	0.11	0.41
1906	0.85	0.09	0.41
1905	0.84	0.09	0.41
1904	0.83	0.09	0.41
1903	0.83	0.09	0.41
1902	0.83	0.09	0.41
1901	0.84	0.09	0.41
1900	0.83	0.09	0.41
1899	0.82	–	0.47
1898	0.82	–	0.47
1897	0.81	–	0.46
1896	0.81	–	0.47
1895	0.81	–	0.46
1894	0.81	–	0.46
1893	0.81	–	0.46
1892	0.82	–	0.45
1891	0.82	–	0.45
1890	0.82	–	0.45
1889	0.82	–	0.45
1888	0.82	–	0.45
1887	0.82	–	0.45
1886	0.82	–	0.44
1885	0.82	–	0.44
1884	0.82	–	0.44
1883	0.82	–	0.44
1882	0.82	–	0.44
1881	0.82	–	0.44
1880	0.82	–	0.44
1879	0.8	–	0.45
1878	0.78	–	0.45
1877	0.76	–	0.44
1876	0.76	–	0.45
1875	0.76	–	0.45
1874	0.76	–	0.45
1873	0.75	–	0.45
1872	0.75	–	0.44
1871	0.45	–	0.45
1870	0.4	–	0.44
1869	0.47	–	0.44
1868	0.47	–	0.43
1867	0.47	–	0.44
1866	0.47	–	0.43
1865	0.47	–	0.43
1864	0.47	–	0.42
1863	0.47	–	0.43
1862	0.47	–	0.43
1861	0.45	–	0.42
1860	0.43	–	0.41
1859	0.43	–	0.4
1858	0.43	–	0.4
1857	0.43	–	0.4
1856	0.43	–	0.4
1855	0.43	–	0.4
1854	0.43	–	0.4
1853	0.43	–	0.4
1852	0.43	–	0.39
1851	0.45	–	0.39
1850	0.75	–	0.39
1849	0.75	–	0.41
1848	0.75	–	0.4
1847	0.64	–	0.38
1846	0.64	–	0.38
1845	0.64	–	0.37
1844	0.64	–	0.37
1843	0.64	–	0.37
1842	0.64	–	0.37
1841	0.64	–	0.37
1840	0.64	–	0.36
1839	0.64	–	0.36
1838	0.64	–	0.36
1837	0.64	–	0.36
1836	0.64	–	0.36
1835	0.64	–	0.36
1834	0.64	–	0.35
1833	0.64	–	0.35
1832	0.64	–	0.35
1831	0.64	–	0.35
1830	0.64	–	0.35
1829	0.52	–	0.35
1828	0.52	–	0.35
1827	0.52	–	0.35
1826	0.52	–	0.35
1825	0.52	–	0.35
1824	0.52	–	0.34
1823	0.52	–	0.35
1822	0.52	–	0.34
1821	0.55	–	0.34
1820	0.59	–	0.33
1819	0.59	–	0.32
1818	0.59	–	0.31
1817	0.59	–	0.31
1816	0.59	–	0.32
1815	0.59	–	0.32
1814	0.4	–	0.3
1813	0.4	–	0.29
1812	0.4	–	0.28
1811	0.4	–	0.28
1810	0.4	–	0.29
1809	0.4	–	0.29
1808	0.4	–	0.28
1807	0.4	–	0.28
1806	0.4	–	0.27
1805	0.4	–	0.27
1804	0.4	–	0.27
1803	0.4	–	0.27
1802	0.4	–	0.27
1801	0.4	–	0.27
1800	0.37	–	0.27
1799	0.56	–	0.28
1798	0.55	–	0.27
1797	0.55	–	0.27
1796	0.55	–	0.27
1795	0.55	–	0.27
1794	0.41	–	0.27
1793	0.37	–	0.27
1792	0.38	–	0.27
1791	0.56	–	0.27
1790	0.61	–	0.27
1789	0.56	–	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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