Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.955 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.955
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 2013
All-time low
0.92
in 1950
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium is 0.955, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.966 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.92, in 1950.
Belgium ranks 5th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.926 | — |
| 1947 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.926 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.92 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.93 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.933 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.939 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.934 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.941 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.948 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.95 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.953 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.957 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.955 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.956 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.96 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.953 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.963 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.965 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.963 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.965 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.966 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.962 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.961 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.952 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.954 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.956 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.926 | 0.926 | 0.926 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.9305 | 0.92 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.945 | 0.934 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9524 | 0.95 | 0.953 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9553 | 0.955 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9627 | 0.953 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9645 | 0.963 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9634 | 0.961 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9547 | 0.952 | 0.956 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 14,416 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 12,757 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9794 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Belgium was 0.955 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 in 1950.
- How does Belgium rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Belgium ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from 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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