Human rights in Vatican City

Human rights in Vatican City: 0.34 of 1 in 1789 and 0.3 of 1 in 1870, by V-Dem estimates.

Latest, 1870: 0.3 of 1
Since 1789: −0.04 of 1
World, 1870: 0.44 of 1

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

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What the numbers say

The highest was 0.42 of 1 in 1847, the lowest 0.19 of 1 in 1832.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Vatican City	World
2025	–	0.65
2024	–	0.65
2023	–	0.66
2022	–	0.66
2021	–	0.67
2020	–	0.67
2019	–	0.68
2018	–	0.68
2017	–	0.68
2016	–	0.68
2015	–	0.69
2014	–	0.69
2013	–	0.7
2012	–	0.7
2011	–	0.7
2010	–	0.7
2009	–	0.69
2008	–	0.69
2007	–	0.69
2006	–	0.69
2005	–	0.69
2004	–	0.69
2003	–	0.69
2002	–	0.68
2001	–	0.68
2000	–	0.67
1999	–	0.66
1998	–	0.65
1997	–	0.65
1996	–	0.65
1995	–	0.65
1994	–	0.64
1993	–	0.63
1992	–	0.62
1991	–	0.6
1990	–	0.57
1989	–	0.51
1988	–	0.5
1987	–	0.5
1986	–	0.49
1985	–	0.48
1984	–	0.47
1983	–	0.47
1982	–	0.46
1981	–	0.46
1980	–	0.46
1979	–	0.45
1978	–	0.44
1977	–	0.44
1976	–	0.44
1975	–	0.44
1974	–	0.43
1973	–	0.43
1972	–	0.44
1971	–	0.44
1970	–	0.44
1969	–	0.44
1968	–	0.45
1967	–	0.45
1966	–	0.46
1965	–	0.46
1964	–	0.46
1963	–	0.46
1962	–	0.46
1961	–	0.46
1960	–	0.46
1959	–	0.44
1958	–	0.44
1957	–	0.43
1956	–	0.43
1955	–	0.43
1954	–	0.43
1953	–	0.43
1952	–	0.43
1951	–	0.43
1950	–	0.42
1949	–	0.42
1948	–	0.42
1947	–	0.42
1946	–	0.42
1945	–	0.38
1944	–	0.35
1943	–	0.35
1942	–	0.35
1941	–	0.35
1940	–	0.36
1939	–	0.38
1938	–	0.39
1937	–	0.39
1936	–	0.39
1935	–	0.4
1934	–	0.4
1933	–	0.4
1932	–	0.41
1931	–	0.41
1930	–	0.41
1929	–	0.41
1928	–	0.41
1927	–	0.41
1926	–	0.41
1925	–	0.41
1924	–	0.42
1923	–	0.41
1922	–	0.42
1921	–	0.42
1920	–	0.42
1919	–	0.41
1918	–	0.4
1917	–	0.39
1916	–	0.39
1915	–	0.4
1914	–	0.4
1913	–	0.41
1912	–	0.41
1911	–	0.41
1910	–	0.41
1909	–	0.41
1908	–	0.41
1907	–	0.41
1906	–	0.41
1905	–	0.41
1904	–	0.41
1903	–	0.41
1902	–	0.41
1901	–	0.41
1900	–	0.41
1899	–	0.47
1898	–	0.47
1897	–	0.46
1896	–	0.47
1895	–	0.46
1894	–	0.46
1893	–	0.46
1892	–	0.45
1891	–	0.45
1890	–	0.45
1889	–	0.45
1888	–	0.45
1887	–	0.45
1886	–	0.44
1885	–	0.44
1884	–	0.44
1883	–	0.44
1882	–	0.44
1881	–	0.44
1880	–	0.44
1879	–	0.45
1878	–	0.45
1877	–	0.44
1876	–	0.45
1875	–	0.45
1874	–	0.45
1873	–	0.45
1872	–	0.44
1871	–	0.45
1870	0.3	0.44
1869	0.3	0.44
1868	0.3	0.43
1867	0.3	0.44
1866	0.3	0.43
1865	0.3	0.43
1864	0.3	0.42
1863	0.3	0.43
1862	0.3	0.43
1861	0.3	0.42
1860	0.31	0.41
1859	0.31	0.4
1858	0.3	0.4
1857	0.3	0.4
1856	0.3	0.4
1855	0.3	0.4
1854	0.3	0.4
1853	0.3	0.4
1852	0.3	0.39
1851	0.26	0.39
1850	0.26	0.39
1849	0.4	0.41
1848	0.42	0.4
1847	0.42	0.38
1846	0.35	0.38
1845	0.19	0.37
1844	0.19	0.37
1843	0.19	0.37
1842	0.19	0.37
1841	0.19	0.37
1840	0.19	0.36
1839	0.19	0.36
1838	0.19	0.36
1837	0.19	0.36
1836	0.19	0.36
1835	0.19	0.36
1834	0.19	0.35
1833	0.19	0.35
1832	0.19	0.35
1831	0.2	0.35
1830	0.32	0.35
1829	0.32	0.35
1828	0.32	0.35
1827	0.32	0.35
1826	0.32	0.35
1825	0.33	0.35
1824	0.32	0.34
1823	0.32	0.35
1822	0.32	0.34
1821	0.32	0.34
1820	0.32	0.33
1819	0.32	0.32
1818	0.32	0.31
1817	0.32	0.31
1816	0.33	0.32
1815	0.33	0.32
1814	0.33	0.3
1813	–	0.29
1812	–	0.28
1811	–	0.28
1810	–	0.29
1809	0.32	0.29
1808	0.32	0.28
1807	0.31	0.28
1806	0.31	0.27
1805	0.31	0.27
1804	0.33	0.27
1803	0.33	0.27
1802	0.33	0.27
1801	0.33	0.27
1800	0.33	0.27
1799	0.35	0.28
1798	0.35	0.27
1797	0.34	0.27
1796	0.34	0.27
1795	0.34	0.27
1794	0.34	0.27
1793	0.34	0.27
1792	0.34	0.27
1791	0.34	0.27
1790	0.34	0.27
1789	0.34	0.27

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Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
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