Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.169 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?

0.025, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Laos: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Equatorial Guinea

0.169

in 2025

Laos

0.144

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

166th

Laos rank

168th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Equatorial Guinea
Laos

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.169 against 0.144 in Laos, a difference of 0.025.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Laos ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 166th and Laos ranks 168th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.122	0.3553	0.2333	Laos
1950s	0.149	0.3934	0.2444	Laos
1960s	0.2281	0.3488	0.1207	Laos
1970s	0.0127	0.2048	0.1921	Laos
1980s	0.2055	0.0648	0.1407	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.2127	0.0829	0.1298	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.2174	0.0973	0.1201	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	0.2092	0.1182	0.091	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	0.1905	0.1432	0.0473	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.169 against 0.144 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 0.025, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Laos rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 166th and Laos ranks 168th 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.