Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 0.931 against 0.93 in Chile as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?

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.

Chile vs Costa Rica: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Chile

0.93

in 2025

Costa Rica

0.931

in 2025

Chile rank

18th

Costa Rica rank

17th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Chile
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.931 against 0.93 in Chile, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 17th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.6075	0.6825	0.075	Costa Rica
1950s	0.6224	0.8774	0.255	Costa Rica
1960s	0.775	0.8948	0.1198	Costa Rica
1970s	0.332	0.9076	0.5756	Costa Rica
1980s	0.2033	0.9251	0.7218	Costa Rica
1990s	0.9319	0.9562	0.0243	Costa Rica
2000s	0.9415	0.9565	0.015	Costa Rica
2010s	0.9394	0.9512	0.0118	Costa Rica
2020s	0.9147	0.9348	0.0202	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 0.931 against 0.93 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Costa Rica?: 0.001, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Chile ranks 18th and Costa Rica ranks 17th 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.