Norway vs Spain: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Norway
0.947
in 2025
Spain
0.942
in 2025
Norway rank
10th
Spain rank
13th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.947 against 0.942 in Spain, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8625 | 0.152 | 0.7105 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.8877 | 0.1624 | 0.7253 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.923 | 0.2126 | 0.7104 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.929 | 0.4102 | 0.5188 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9596 | 0.9033 | 0.0563 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.968 | 0.956 | 0.012 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.971 | 0.96 | 0.011 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9689 | 0.9534 | 0.0155 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.9407 | 0.9442 | 0.0035 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 0.947 against 0.942 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Spain?
- 0.005, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 10th and Spain ranks 13th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
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.