Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.821 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Argentina, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Argentina stood at 0.821.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.937 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.233, in 1977.
Argentina ranks 67th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.551 | — |
| 1947 | 0.585 | +6.2% |
| 1948 | 0.582 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.573 | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.562 | -1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.556 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.556 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.543 | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.543 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.512 | -5.7% |
| 1956 | 0.476 | -7.0% |
| 1957 | 0.516 | +8.4% |
| 1958 | 0.671 | +30.0% |
| 1959 | 0.73 | +8.8% |
| 1960 | 0.744 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.744 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.707 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.733 | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.785 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.778 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.569 | -26.9% |
| 1967 | 0.396 | -30.4% |
| 1968 | 0.36 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.346 | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.36 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.366 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.361 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.485 | +34.3% |
| 1974 | 0.503 | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.444 | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.255 | -42.6% |
| 1977 | 0.233 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.235 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.235 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.242 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.459 | +89.7% |
| 1984 | 0.929 | +102.4% |
| 1985 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.909 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.911 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.921 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.921 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.92 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.935 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.937 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.93 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.921 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.912 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.914 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.911 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.908 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.901 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.898 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.896 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.89 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.893 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.875 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.887 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.87 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.888 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.873 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.886 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.869 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.871 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.906 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.859 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.821 | -4.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.821 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.821 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +102.4% | 0.459 | 0.929 |
| 1983 | +89.7% | 0.242 | 0.459 |
| 1976 | -42.6% | 0.444 | 0.255 |
| 1973 | +34.3% | 0.361 | 0.485 |
| 1967 | -30.4% | 0.569 | 0.396 |
| 1958 | +30.0% | 0.516 | 0.671 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5727 | 0.551 | 0.585 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5665 | 0.476 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6162 | 0.346 | 0.785 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3477 | 0.233 | 0.503 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6725 | 0.235 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9211 | 0.911 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9149 | 0.901 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.886 | 0.87 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8687 | 0.821 | 0.906 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 65 Lesotho 0.835 compare
- 66 United States 0.826 compare
- 68 Honduras 0.819 compare
- 69 Sri Lanka 0.816 compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.814 compare
More economy & growth data for Argentina
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.47 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 37.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0902 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Argentina?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Argentina was 0.821 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2000.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.233 in 1977.
- How does Argentina rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 67th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.