Red List Index in Vatican
Vatican: Red List Index was 0.84 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.84 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.84 index
in 2024
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Vatican, 1980–2025
Source: BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Vatican stood at 0.84 index. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Vatican peaked at 0.98 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.84 index, in 2024.
That places Vatican 124th out of 247 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Vatican, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.98 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.97 index | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.97 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 index | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.96 index | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.96 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 index | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.94 index | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.94 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 index | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.93 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 index | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.91 index | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 index | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 index | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.88 index | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.87 index | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.87 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.86 index | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.86 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 index | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.85 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.85 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.84 index | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.84 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 0.98 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.975 index | 0.96 index | 0.98 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.94 index | 0.92 index | 0.96 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.888 index | 0.86 index | 0.91 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8483 index | 0.84 index | 0.86 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 124 Algeria 0.84 index compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 0.84 index compare
- 124 Armenia 0.84 index compare
- 124 Cameroon 0.84 index compare
- 124 Costa Rica 0.84 index compare
- 124 Cyprus 0.84 index compare
- 124 Ethiopia 0.84 index compare
- 124 France 0.84 index compare
- 124 Marshall Islands 0.84 index compare
- 124 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.84 index compare
- 124 Thailand 0.84 index compare
- 124 Tokelau 0.84 index compare
- 124 Albania 0.84 index compare
More reference data data for Vatican
- Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections 0 (1861)
- Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score -2.2 (1870)
- Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score -2.58 (1870)
- Private Civil Liberties Index 0.072 (1870)
- Democracy 0 (1861)
- Meaningful democratic electoral institutions 0 (1870)
- Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)
- Participatory Political Institutions Index 0.036 (1870)
- Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index 0.154 (1870)
- Judicial Checks on Government Index 0.148 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Vatican?
- Red list index in Vatican was 0.84 index in 2025, according to BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 index in 2024.
- How does Vatican rank for red list index?
- Vatican ranks 124th out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International and IUCN – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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