Australia vs Canada: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Australia
0.906
in 2025
Canada
0.897
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Canada rank
35th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.906 against 0.897 in Canada, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 35th of 174 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8725 | 0.8675 | 0.005 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.9167 | 0.8796 | 0.0371 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.9259 | 0.9075 | 0.0184 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 0.924 | 0.029 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.951 | 0.9272 | 0.0238 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.9314 | 0.0199 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9526 | 0.9323 | 0.0203 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9411 | 0.9334 | 0.0077 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9117 | 0.9097 | 0.002 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.906 against 0.897 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.009, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Canada ranks 35th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.