Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.701 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.701
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
95th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.761
in 2020
All-time low
0.351
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Bhutan, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.701 for human rights index vs gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.761 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.351, in 1946.
Bhutan ranks 95th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.351 | — |
| 1947 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.351 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.36 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.374 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 0.386 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.404 | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 0.414 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 0.417 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.432 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 0.446 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 0.446 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.468 | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.471 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.471 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.475 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.489 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.495 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.489 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.498 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.498 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.491 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.483 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.481 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.48 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.483 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.505 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.511 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.516 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.521 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.522 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.544 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.548 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.563 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.572 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.588 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.595 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.599 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.587 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.591 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.621 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.717 | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.721 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.732 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.734 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.731 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.732 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.729 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.731 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.744 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.758 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.761 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.717 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.717 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.72 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.724 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.701 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.351 | 0.351 | 0.351 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4039 | 0.36 | 0.446 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4703 | 0.468 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4868 | 0.475 | 0.495 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4915 | 0.48 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5237 | 0.511 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6154 | 0.563 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7355 | 0.729 | 0.758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7233 | 0.701 | 0.761 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 43.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,109 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 45.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 92,786 current LCU per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9591 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Bhutan was 0.701 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1946.
- How does Bhutan rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 95th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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