Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.26 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.26.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.54 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1976.
Cambodia ranks 155th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.266 | — |
| 1947 | 0.267 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.278 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.415 | +49.3% |
| 1955 | 0.421 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.432 | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.436 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.439 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.439 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.446 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.453 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.392 | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.36 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.357 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 | -97.2% |
| 1976 | 0.009 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.009 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.025 | +177.8% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +180.0% |
| 1981 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.069 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.071 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.072 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.072 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.081 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.083 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.169 | +103.6% |
| 1993 | 0.333 | +97.0% |
| 1994 | 0.483 | +45.0% |
| 1995 | 0.487 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.453 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.513 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.509 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.527 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.54 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.538 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.529 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.511 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.511 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.504 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.505 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.467 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.461 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.455 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.408 | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.352 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.361 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.379 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.35 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.325 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.334 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.276 | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.256 | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.26 | +1.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +180.0% | 0.025 | 0.07 |
| 1979 | +177.8% | 0.009 | 0.025 |
| 1992 | +103.6% | 0.083 | 0.169 |
| 1975 | -97.2% | 0.357 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | +97.0% | 0.169 | 0.333 |
| 1954 | +49.3% | 0.278 | 0.415 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2668 | 0.266 | 0.267 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3651 | 0.267 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4481 | 0.439 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1888 | 0.009 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0704 | 0.069 | 0.072 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3598 | 0.081 | 0.513 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5216 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4396 | 0.352 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3002 | 0.256 | 0.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.89 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2677 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.52 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 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 0.26 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2001.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1976.
- How does Cambodia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 155th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.