Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.041
in 2025
Myanmar
0.102
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Myanmar rank
170th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.102 against 0.041 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.061.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Myanmar ranks 170th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.277 | 0.5413 | 0.2642 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.2699 | 0.5534 | 0.2835 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.3107 | 0.2042 | 0.1065 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | 0.0988 | 0.1271 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0813 | 0.1053 | 0.024 | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.0562 | 0.122 | 0.0658 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.1186 | 0.3218 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.4156 | 0.1024 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1287 | 0.1698 | 0.0412 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.102 against 0.041 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.061, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Myanmar ranks 170th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.