Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa

Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.1 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.86 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.76 of 1, or 8.4 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Myanmar (Burma) vs South Africa: Human rightsHuman rights in 2025: 0.1 of 1 in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.86 of 1 in South Africa, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.76 of 1, or 8.4 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
Myanmar (Burma)South AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 1963, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
  • The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearMyanmar (Burma)South AfricaWorld
20250.10.860.65
20240.10.870.65
20230.10.850.66
20220.110.830.66
20210.110.840.67
20200.490.830.67
20190.50.840.68
20180.480.850.68
20170.470.840.68
20160.470.870.68
20150.470.870.69
20140.410.860.69
20130.410.860.7
20120.380.860.7
20110.340.870.7
20100.230.870.7
20090.120.860.69
20080.120.860.69
20070.110.860.69
20060.120.860.69
20050.120.860.69
20040.120.860.69
20030.120.860.69
20020.120.860.68
20010.120.860.68
20000.120.860.67
19990.120.860.66
19980.120.860.65
19970.120.860.65
19960.120.860.65
19950.120.850.65
19940.120.580.64
19930.120.30.63
19920.120.290.62
19910.120.290.6
19900.120.250.57
19890.120.140.51
19880.10.130.5
19870.10.130.5
19860.10.130.49
19850.10.130.48
19840.10.120.47
19830.10.120.47
19820.10.120.46
19810.10.120.46
19800.10.120.46
19790.10.130.45
19780.10.130.44
19770.10.130.44
19760.10.130.44
19750.10.130.44
19740.10.130.43
19730.10.140.43
19720.10.140.44
19710.10.140.44
19700.10.140.44
19690.10.140.44
19680.10.140.45
19670.10.140.45
19660.10.140.46
19650.10.140.46
19640.110.140.46
19630.130.140.46
19620.240.140.46
19610.540.150.46
19600.540.150.46
19590.540.170.44
19580.540.170.44
19570.560.170.43
19560.560.170.43
19550.560.170.43
19540.560.170.43
19530.560.170.43
19520.560.170.43
19510.560.170.43
19500.560.170.42
19490.560.180.42
19480.550.20.42
19470.520.280.42
19460.530.290.42
19450.340.290.38
19440.310.290.35
19430.30.290.35
19420.310.290.35
19410.490.290.35
19400.490.290.36
19390.490.290.38
19380.490.290.39
19370.490.290.39
19360.490.290.39
19350.490.290.4
19340.480.290.4
19330.480.290.4
19320.480.290.41
19310.480.290.41
19300.480.290.41
19290.480.290.41
19280.480.290.41
19270.480.290.41
19260.480.290.41
19250.480.290.41
19240.480.290.42
19230.480.290.41
19220.480.290.42
19210.460.290.42
19200.450.290.42
19190.450.290.41
19180.450.290.4
19170.450.290.39
19160.450.290.39
19150.450.290.4
19140.450.290.4
19130.450.290.41
19120.450.290.41
19110.450.290.41
19100.450.290.41
19090.450.290.41
19080.450.290.41
19070.450.290.41
19060.450.290.41
19050.450.290.41
19040.450.290.41
19030.450.290.41
19020.450.290.41
19010.450.290.41
19000.450.290.41
18990.45–0.47
18980.45–0.47
18970.45–0.46
18960.45–0.47
18950.45–0.46
18940.45–0.46
18930.45–0.46
18920.45–0.45
18910.45–0.45
18900.45–0.45
18890.45–0.45
18880.45–0.45
18870.45–0.45
18860.45–0.44
18850.2–0.44
18840.2–0.44
18830.2–0.44
18820.2–0.44
18810.2–0.44
18800.2–0.44
18790.2–0.45
18780.2–0.45
18770.2–0.44
18760.2–0.45
18750.2–0.45
18740.2–0.45
18730.2–0.45
18720.14–0.44
18710.14–0.45
18700.14–0.44
18690.14–0.44
18680.14–0.43
18670.14–0.44
18660.14–0.43
18650.14–0.43
18640.14–0.42
18630.14–0.43
18620.14–0.43
18610.13–0.42
18600.13–0.41
18590.13–0.4
18580.13–0.4
18570.13–0.4
18560.13–0.4
18550.13–0.4
18540.13–0.4
18530.13–0.4
18520.13–0.39
18510.13–0.39
18500.13–0.39
18490.13–0.41
18480.13–0.4
18470.13–0.38
18460.13–0.38
18450.13–0.37
18440.13–0.37
18430.13–0.37
18420.13–0.37
18410.13–0.37
18400.13–0.36
18390.13–0.36
18380.13–0.36
18370.13–0.36
18360.12–0.36
18350.12–0.36
18340.12–0.35
18330.12–0.35
18320.12–0.35
18310.12–0.35
18300.12–0.35
18290.12–0.35
18280.12–0.35
18270.12–0.35
18260.12–0.35
18250.12–0.35
18240.12–0.34
18230.12–0.35
18220.12–0.34
18210.12–0.34
18200.12–0.33
18190.12–0.32
18180.12–0.31
18170.12–0.31
18160.12–0.32
18150.12–0.32
18140.12–0.3
18130.12–0.29
18120.12–0.28
18110.12–0.28
18100.12–0.29
18090.12–0.29
18080.12–0.28
18070.12–0.28
18060.12–0.27
18050.12–0.27
18040.12–0.27
18030.12–0.27
18020.12–0.27
18010.12–0.27
18000.12–0.27
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
17910.1–0.27
17900.1–0.27
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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