Brazil vs South Africa: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.871
in 2025
South Africa
0.857
in 2025
Brazil rank
53rd
South Africa rank
54th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.871 against 0.857 in South Africa, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 54th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.563 | 0.2375 | 0.3255 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.5867 | 0.174 | 0.4127 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3838 | 0.1402 | 0.2436 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.2294 | 0.1321 | 0.0973 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.553 | 0.1245 | 0.4285 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.8207 | 0.6004 | 0.2203 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.8473 | 0.8591 | 0.0118 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8316 | 0.8574 | 0.0258 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7645 | 0.8443 | 0.0798 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 0.871 against 0.857 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.014, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 54th 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.