Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Ghana?

Ghana, at 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?

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.

Cape Verde vs Ghana: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Cape Verde

0.907

in 2025

Ghana

0.912

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

30th

Ghana rank

27th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Cape Verde
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ghana ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.177	0.503	0.326	Ghana
1950s	0.188	0.6068	0.4188	Ghana
1960s	0.188	0.5845	0.3965	Ghana
1970s	0.4234	0.5856	0.1622	Ghana
1980s	0.7091	0.4581	0.251	Cape Verde
1990s	0.8976	0.7689	0.1287	Cape Verde
2000s	0.9174	0.9306	0.0132	Ghana
2010s	0.921	0.9251	0.0041	Ghana
2020s	0.9123	0.8977	0.0147	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Cape Verde or Ghana?: Ghana, at 0.912 against 0.907 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Cape Verde and Ghana?: 0.005, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Cape Verde ranks 30th and Ghana ranks 27th 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.