What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China?

Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China was 0.179 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 China?

The highest recorded value was 0.294 in 2003.

What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?

The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1969.

How does China rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?

China ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in China?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this China 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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

China: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.179 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.179

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

163rd

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.294

in 2003

All-time low

0.036

in 1969

Years of data

1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China, 1946–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China stood at 0.179.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China peaked at 0.294 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 1969.

That places China 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 China, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China, 1946 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1946	0.255	—
1947	0.254	-0.4%
1948	0.254	+0.0%
1949	0.142	-44.1%
1950	0.083	-41.5%
1951	0.081	-2.4%
1952	0.081	+0.0%
1953	0.081	+0.0%
1954	0.081	+0.0%
1955	0.087	+7.4%
1956	0.077	-11.5%
1957	0.062	-19.5%
1958	0.061	-1.6%
1959	0.061	+0.0%
1960	0.069	+13.1%
1961	0.07	+1.4%
1962	0.07	+0.0%
1963	0.07	+0.0%
1964	0.07	+0.0%
1965	0.07	+0.0%
1966	0.04	-42.9%
1967	0.04	+0.0%
1968	0.04	+0.0%
1969	0.036	-10.0%
1970	0.04	+11.1%
1971	0.04	+0.0%
1972	0.045	+12.5%
1973	0.047	+4.4%
1974	0.047	+0.0%
1975	0.047	+0.0%
1976	0.047	+0.0%
1977	0.064	+36.2%
1978	0.119	+85.9%
1979	0.228	+91.6%
1980	0.252	+10.5%
1981	0.256	+1.6%
1982	0.256	+0.0%
1983	0.256	+0.0%
1984	0.256	+0.0%
1985	0.256	+0.0%
1986	0.26	+1.6%
1987	0.267	+2.7%
1988	0.267	+0.0%
1989	0.232	-13.1%
1990	0.223	-3.9%
1991	0.223	+0.0%
1992	0.241	+8.1%
1993	0.246	+2.1%
1994	0.248	+0.8%
1995	0.256	+3.2%
1996	0.262	+2.3%
1997	0.262	+0.0%
1998	0.262	+0.0%
1999	0.263	+0.4%
2000	0.272	+3.4%
2001	0.274	+0.7%
2002	0.278	+1.5%
2003	0.294	+5.8%
2004	0.293	-0.3%
2005	0.289	-1.4%
2006	0.289	+0.0%
2007	0.289	+0.0%
2008	0.289	+0.0%
2009	0.285	-1.4%
2010	0.283	-0.7%
2011	0.275	-2.8%
2012	0.282	+2.5%
2013	0.258	-8.5%
2014	0.241	-6.6%
2015	0.255	+5.8%
2016	0.248	-2.7%
2017	0.241	-2.8%
2018	0.217	-10.0%
2019	0.209	-3.7%
2020	0.191	-8.6%
2021	0.188	-1.6%
2022	0.172	-8.5%
2023	0.169	-1.7%
2024	0.175	+3.6%
2025	0.179	+2.3%

China compared with similar countries

China's 0.179 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
China's 0.179 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China 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
1979	+91.6%	0.119	0.228
1978	+85.9%	0.064	0.119
1949	-44.1%	0.254	0.142
1966	-42.9%	0.07	0.04
1950	-41.5%	0.142	0.083
1977	+36.2%	0.047	0.064

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.2263	0.142	0.255	4
1950s	0.0755	0.061	0.087	10
1960s	0.0575	0.036	0.07	10
1970s	0.0724	0.04	0.228	10
1980s	0.2558	0.232	0.267	10
1990s	0.2486	0.223	0.263	10
2000s	0.2852	0.272	0.294	10
2010s	0.2509	0.209	0.283	10
2020s	0.179	0.169	0.191	6

Countries ranked near China

160 Eswatini 0.206 compare
161 Rwanda 0.194 compare
162 Yemen 0.192 compare
164 Saudi Arabia 0.178 compare
165 Sudan 0.171 compare
166 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
166 Tajikistan 0.169 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More economy & growth data for China

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China?: Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in China was 0.179 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 China?: The highest recorded value was 0.294 in 2003.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in China?: The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 1969.
How does China rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: China ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in China?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 80 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/human-rights-index-vs-gdp-per-capita/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/human-rights-index-vs-gdp-per-capita/china/">Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

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.