Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Australia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.906 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.906
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
32nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.955
in 2008
All-time low
0.872
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Australia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.906 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Australia peaked at 0.955 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.872, in 1946.
That places Australia 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.872 | — |
| 1947 | 0.872 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.906 | +3.8% |
| 1951 | 0.908 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.911 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.917 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.922 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.923 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.922 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.922 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.925 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.94 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.951 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.954 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.953 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.951 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.95 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.949 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.952 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.955 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.953 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.941 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.939 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.942 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.932 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.923 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.906 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.919 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.921 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.918 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.906 | -1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.906 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.906 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8725 | 0.872 | 0.873 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.9167 | 0.906 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9259 | 0.922 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.953 | 0.951 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.951 | 0.951 | 0.951 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9513 | 0.949 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9526 | 0.952 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9411 | 0.923 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9117 | 0.9 | 0.921 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 30 Austria 0.907 compare
- 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 35 Canada 0.897 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Australia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Australia was 0.906 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.955 in 2008.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.872 in 1946.
- How does Australia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.