Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.805
in 2025
Peru
0.8
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
73rd
Peru rank
76th
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.805 against 0.8 in Peru, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Peru ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 76th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.513 | 0.642 | 0.129 | Peru |
| 1950s | 0.519 | 0.5045 | 0.0145 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.5754 | 0.7051 | 0.1297 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.7137 | 0.4345 | 0.2792 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.8183 | 0.6338 | 0.1845 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.821 | 0.4701 | 0.3509 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.821 | 0.844 | 0.023 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.8064 | 0.8918 | 0.0854 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.8122 | 0.8408 | 0.0287 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.805 against 0.8 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.005, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd and Peru ranks 76th 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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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.