Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Congo
Congo: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.326 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Congo, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Congo is 0.326, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Congo peaked at 0.571 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.133, in 1986.
That places Congo 143rd 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.161 | — |
| 1947 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.174 | +8.1% |
| 1954 | 0.16 | -8.0% |
| 1955 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.166 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.173 | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0.187 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 0.437 | +133.7% |
| 1961 | 0.434 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.422 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.412 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.346 | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.346 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.349 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.169 | -51.6% |
| 1969 | 0.141 | -16.6% |
| 1970 | 0.137 | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.138 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.137 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.135 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.133 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.284 | +113.5% |
| 1991 | 0.51 | +79.6% |
| 1992 | 0.538 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.569 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.571 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.568 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.341 | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 0.339 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.332 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.326 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.327 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.325 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.325 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.319 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.305 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.304 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.327 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.334 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.342 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.326 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.341 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.335 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.326 | -2.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.326 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.326 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +133.7% | 0.187 | 0.437 |
| 1990 | +113.5% | 0.133 | 0.284 |
| 1991 | +79.6% | 0.284 | 0.51 |
| 1968 | -51.6% | 0.349 | 0.169 |
| 1997 | -40.0% | 0.568 | 0.341 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.161 | 0.161 | 0.161 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1664 | 0.16 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3402 | 0.141 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1375 | 0.137 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1342 | 0.133 | 0.135 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4627 | 0.284 | 0.571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3274 | 0.326 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3168 | 0.3 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.334 | 0.326 | 0.342 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Congo?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Congo was 0.326 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.571 in 1994.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.133 in 1986.
- How does Congo rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 143rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.