Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.883 in Namibia as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Namibia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Namibia

0.883

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

0.892

in 2025

Namibia rank

40th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

37th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Namibia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.892 against 0.883 in Namibia, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Namibia ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.118	0.3	0.182	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	0.1097	0.2981	0.1884	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	0.1104	0.3217	0.2113	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.1162	0.4341	0.3179	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.2268	0.56	0.3332	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8583	0.8433	0.015	Namibia
2000s	0.8677	0.8891	0.0214	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.8687	0.9015	0.0328	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.8695	0.8947	0.0252	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.892 against 0.883 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.009, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Namibia ranks 40th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 37th 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.