Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.9 of 1 in Italy and 0.34 of 1 in United Arab Emirates, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.56 of 1, or 2.65 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
In 2025, Italy ranked 34 and United Arab Emirates ranked 143 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	Italy	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	0.9	0.34	0.65
2024	0.91	0.35	0.65
2023	0.91	0.34	0.66
2022	0.92	0.35	0.66
2021	0.91	0.35	0.67
2020	0.91	0.38	0.67
2019	0.93	0.38	0.68
2018	0.93	0.41	0.68
2017	0.94	0.41	0.68
2016	0.93	0.42	0.68
2015	0.93	0.41	0.69
2014	0.93	0.4	0.69
2013	0.93	0.38	0.7
2012	0.94	0.38	0.7
2011	0.94	0.36	0.7
2010	0.94	0.4	0.7
2009	0.94	0.4	0.69
2008	0.93	0.39	0.69
2007	0.94	0.38	0.69
2006	0.94	0.38	0.69
2005	0.94	0.38	0.69
2004	0.94	0.37	0.69
2003	0.94	0.37	0.69
2002	0.94	0.37	0.68
2001	0.93	0.38	0.68
2000	0.93	0.38	0.67
1999	0.94	0.38	0.66
1998	0.94	0.38	0.65
1997	0.94	0.38	0.65
1996	0.94	0.38	0.65
1995	0.94	0.38	0.65
1994	0.94	0.37	0.64
1993	0.93	0.36	0.63
1992	0.93	0.37	0.62
1991	0.94	0.37	0.6
1990	0.93	0.36	0.57
1989	0.93	0.34	0.51
1988	0.93	0.34	0.5
1987	0.93	0.34	0.5
1986	0.93	0.33	0.49
1985	0.93	0.33	0.48
1984	0.93	0.32	0.47
1983	0.93	0.33	0.47
1982	0.93	0.33	0.46
1981	0.93	0.33	0.46
1980	0.92	0.33	0.46
1979	0.9	0.33	0.45
1978	0.9	0.33	0.44
1977	0.9	0.33	0.44
1976	0.89	0.33	0.44
1975	0.88	0.32	0.44
1974	0.88	0.32	0.43
1973	0.88	0.31	0.43
1972	0.88	0.32	0.44
1971	0.88	0.32	0.44
1970	0.88	–	0.44
1969	0.87	–	0.44
1968	0.87	–	0.45
1967	0.87	–	0.45
1966	0.87	–	0.46
1965	0.87	–	0.46
1964	0.87	–	0.46
1963	0.87	–	0.46
1962	0.86	–	0.46
1961	0.85	–	0.46
1960	0.84	–	0.46
1959	0.84	–	0.44
1958	0.84	–	0.44
1957	0.84	–	0.43
1956	0.84	–	0.43
1955	0.83	–	0.43
1954	0.83	–	0.43
1953	0.83	–	0.43
1952	0.83	–	0.43
1951	0.83	–	0.43
1950	0.83	–	0.42
1949	0.83	–	0.42
1948	0.83	–	0.42
1947	0.8	–	0.42
1946	0.71	–	0.42
1945	0.43	–	0.38
1944	0.43	–	0.35
1943	0.18	–	0.35
1942	0.17	–	0.35
1941	0.17	–	0.35
1940	0.17	–	0.36
1939	0.17	–	0.38
1938	0.17	–	0.39
1937	0.18	–	0.39
1936	0.18	–	0.39
1935	0.18	–	0.4
1934	0.18	–	0.4
1933	0.18	–	0.4
1932	0.18	–	0.41
1931	0.18	–	0.41
1930	0.18	–	0.41
1929	0.18	–	0.41
1928	0.18	–	0.41
1927	0.19	–	0.41
1926	0.19	–	0.41
1925	0.23	–	0.41
1924	0.32	–	0.42
1923	0.37	–	0.41
1922	0.58	–	0.42
1921	0.69	–	0.42
1920	0.69	–	0.42
1919	0.69	–	0.41
1918	0.64	–	0.4
1917	0.64	–	0.39
1916	0.64	–	0.39
1915	0.65	–	0.4
1914	0.7	–	0.4
1913	0.7	–	0.41
1912	0.71	–	0.41
1911	0.7	–	0.41
1910	0.71	–	0.41
1909	0.71	–	0.41
1908	0.7	–	0.41
1907	0.7	–	0.41
1906	0.7	–	0.41
1905	0.7	–	0.41
1904	0.7	–	0.41
1903	0.7	–	0.41
1902	0.7	–	0.41
1901	0.7	–	0.41
1900	0.69	–	0.41
1899	0.63	–	0.47
1898	0.63	–	0.47
1897	0.67	–	0.46
1896	0.67	–	0.47
1895	0.67	–	0.46
1894	0.67	–	0.46
1893	0.67	–	0.46
1892	0.67	–	0.45
1891	0.66	–	0.45
1890	0.66	–	0.45
1889	0.65	–	0.45
1888	0.65	–	0.45
1887	0.68	–	0.45
1886	0.68	–	0.44
1885	0.68	–	0.44
1884	0.68	–	0.44
1883	0.68	–	0.44
1882	0.68	–	0.44
1881	0.68	–	0.44
1880	0.68	–	0.44
1879	0.68	–	0.45
1878	0.68	–	0.45
1877	0.68	–	0.44
1876	0.68	–	0.45
1875	0.68	–	0.45
1874	0.68	–	0.45
1873	0.68	–	0.45
1872	0.68	–	0.44
1871	0.68	–	0.45
1870	0.62	–	0.44
1869	0.62	–	0.44
1868	0.62	–	0.43
1867	0.62	–	0.44
1866	0.62	–	0.43
1865	0.62	–	0.43
1864	0.62	–	0.42
1863	0.62	–	0.43
1862	0.62	–	0.43
1861	0.59	–	0.42
1860	0.59	–	0.41
1859	0.59	–	0.4
1858	0.59	–	0.4
1857	0.59	–	0.4
1856	0.59	–	0.4
1855	0.59	–	0.4
1854	0.59	–	0.4
1853	0.59	–	0.4
1852	0.59	–	0.39
1851	0.59	–	0.39
1850	0.59	–	0.39
1849	0.57	–	0.41
1848	0.42	–	0.4
1847	0.31	–	0.38
1846	0.31	–	0.38
1845	0.31	–	0.37
1844	0.31	–	0.37
1843	0.31	–	0.37
1842	0.31	–	0.37
1841	0.31	–	0.37
1840	0.31	–	0.36
1839	0.31	–	0.36
1838	0.31	–	0.36
1837	0.31	–	0.36
1836	0.31	–	0.36
1835	0.31	–	0.36
1834	0.31	–	0.35
1833	0.31	–	0.35
1832	0.31	–	0.35
1831	0.31	–	0.35
1830	0.22	–	0.35
1829	0.22	–	0.35
1828	0.22	–	0.35
1827	0.22	–	0.35
1826	0.22	–	0.35
1825	0.22	–	0.35
1824	0.22	–	0.34
1823	0.22	–	0.35
1822	0.22	–	0.34
1821	0.22	–	0.34
1820	0.22	–	0.33
1819	0.22	–	0.32
1818	0.22	–	0.31
1817	0.22	–	0.31
1816	0.22	–	0.32
1815	0.22	–	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Italy vs United Arab Emirates

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Electoral democracyItaly: 0.75 of 1 in 2025United Arab Emirates: 0.1 of 1 in 2025

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsItaly: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022