Red list index (Our World) in Vatican
Vatican: Red list index (Our World) was 0.84 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.84
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.98
in 1980
All-time low
0.84
in 2024
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red list index in Vatican, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, red list index in Vatican stood at 0.84. 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 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.84, 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 (Our World) in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.98 | — |
| 1981 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.94 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.84 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.84 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.975 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.888 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8483 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vatican
- 124 Algeria 0.84 compare
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 0.84 compare
- 124 Armenia 0.84 compare
- 124 Cameroon 0.84 compare
- 124 Costa Rica 0.84 compare
- 124 Cyprus 0.84 compare
- 124 Ethiopia 0.84 compare
- 124 France 0.84 compare
- 124 Marshall Islands 0.84 compare
- 124 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.84 compare
- 124 Thailand 0.84 compare
- 124 Tokelau 0.84 compare
- 124 Albania 0.84 compare
More reference data data for Vatican
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political regime lexical 0 (1869)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 0 (1869)
- Universal suffrage lexical 0 (1869)
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (1869)
- Elections legislature lexical 0 (1869)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1869)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 0 (1869)
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index 0.154 (1870)
- Engaged society score -0.132 (1870)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Vatican?
- Red list index in Vatican was 0.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Red list index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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