Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Sweden?

Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

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.

Belgium vs Sweden: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Belgium

0.955

in 2025

Sweden

0.96

in 2025

Belgium rank

5th

Sweden rank

2nd

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.955 in Belgium, a difference of 0.005.

Across all 80 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.926	0.9373	0.0112	Sweden
1950s	0.9305	0.9461	0.0156	Sweden
1960s	0.945	0.9563	0.0113	Sweden
1970s	0.9524	0.9634	0.011	Sweden
1980s	0.9553	0.9718	0.0165	Sweden
1990s	0.9627	0.973	0.0103	Sweden
2000s	0.9645	0.9734	0.0089	Sweden
2010s	0.9634	0.9699	0.0065	Sweden
2020s	0.9547	0.9625	0.0078	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.96 against 0.955 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and Sweden?: 0.005, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Belgium ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd 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.