Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 0.816 against 0.806 in Malawi as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?

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.

Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Malawi

0.806

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.816

in 2025

Malawi rank

72nd

Sri Lanka rank

69th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.816 against 0.806 in Malawi, a difference of 0.01.

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

Malawi ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.073	0.818	0.745	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.0762	0.8413	0.7651	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.114	0.8347	0.7207	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.0877	0.7359	0.6482	Sri Lanka
1980s	0.09	0.5609	0.4709	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.3751	0.5522	0.1771	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.6876	0.5315	0.1561	Malawi
2010s	0.7802	0.6732	0.107	Malawi
2020s	0.8257	0.7248	0.1008	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.816 against 0.806 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 0.01, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Malawi ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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.