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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.701 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.701 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.