Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or Singapore?

Singapore, at 0.717 against 0.701 in Bhutan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Singapore?

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.

Bhutan vs Singapore: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Bhutan

0.701

in 2025

Singapore

0.717

in 2025

Bhutan rank

95th

Singapore rank

94th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Bhutan
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.717 against 0.701 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.016.

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

Bhutan ranks 95th and Singapore ranks 94th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.351	0.504	0.153	Singapore
1950s	0.4039	0.5128	0.1089	Singapore
1960s	0.4703	0.5875	0.1172	Singapore
1970s	0.4868	0.6808	0.194	Singapore
1980s	0.4915	0.6853	0.1938	Singapore
1990s	0.5237	0.7132	0.1895	Singapore
2000s	0.6154	0.7167	0.1013	Singapore
2010s	0.7355	0.7137	0.0218	Bhutan
2020s	0.7233	0.7085	0.0148	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Bhutan or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.717 against 0.701 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Singapore?: 0.016, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Singapore?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Singapore rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Bhutan ranks 95th and Singapore ranks 94th 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.