Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Japan?

Japan, at 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?

80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.

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.

Barbados vs Japan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Barbados

0.918

in 2025

Japan

0.925

in 2025

Barbados rank

21st

Japan rank

20th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Barbados
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Japan ahead.

Barbados ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 174 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.6773	0.7993	0.122	Japan
1950s	0.7116	0.8863	0.1747	Japan
1960s	0.7991	0.925	0.1259	Japan
1970s	0.8908	0.9371	0.0463	Japan
1980s	0.903	0.9385	0.0355	Japan
1990s	0.91	0.94	0.03	Japan
2000s	0.9088	0.9404	0.0316	Japan
2010s	0.9107	0.9348	0.0241	Japan
2020s	0.9197	0.9207	0.001	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Japan?: Japan, at 0.925 against 0.918 in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Japan?: 0.007, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Barbados ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th 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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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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.