Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Sri Lanka or United States of America?

United States of America, at 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.

What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and United States of America?

0.01, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?

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.

Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Sri Lanka

0.816

in 2025

United States of America

0.826

in 2025

Sri Lanka rank

69th

United States of America rank

66th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Sri Lanka
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.818	0.7678	0.0503	Sri Lanka
1950s	0.8413	0.7736	0.0677	Sri Lanka
1960s	0.8347	0.8141	0.0206	Sri Lanka
1970s	0.7359	0.903	0.1671	United States of America
1980s	0.5609	0.9379	0.377	United States of America
1990s	0.5522	0.947	0.3948	United States of America
2000s	0.5315	0.9289	0.3974	United States of America
2010s	0.6732	0.9469	0.2737	United States of America
2020s	0.7248	0.9138	0.189	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vs. gdp per capita, Sri Lanka or United States of America?: United States of America, at 0.826 against 0.816 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 0.01, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 69th and United States of America ranks 66th 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.