Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.284 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Chad stood at 0.284.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 0.403 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.181, in 1982.
That places Chad 152nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.222 | — |
| 1947 | 0.238 | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 0.239 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.239 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.252 | +5.4% |
| 1951 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.251 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.309 | +23.1% |
| 1961 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.303 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.293 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.281 | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.275 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.275 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.266 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.266 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.26 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.236 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.243 | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.278 | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.266 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.211 | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.194 | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.181 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.251 | +38.7% |
| 1991 | 0.379 | +51.0% |
| 1992 | 0.389 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.399 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.399 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.393 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.393 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.38 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.382 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.393 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.401 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.403 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.393 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.391 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.386 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.35 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.359 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.381 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.353 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.316 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.275 | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.296 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.303 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.284 | -6.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.284 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.284 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +51.0% | 0.251 | 0.379 |
| 1990 | +38.7% | 0.181 | 0.251 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2345 | 0.222 | 0.239 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2519 | 0.251 | 0.252 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2882 | 0.275 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2607 | 0.236 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1853 | 0.181 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3782 | 0.251 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3936 | 0.38 | 0.399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.387 | 0.35 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3045 | 0.275 | 0.353 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More economy & growth data for Chad
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.2407 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0208 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 0.284 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.403 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.181 in 1982.
- How does Chad rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 152nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.