Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.931 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.931
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.961
in 2016
All-time low
0.572
in 1948
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.931.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.961 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.572, in 1948.
That places Costa Rica 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.701 | — |
| 1947 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.572 | -18.4% |
| 1949 | 0.756 | +32.2% |
| 1950 | 0.87 | +15.1% |
| 1951 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.873 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.876 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.879 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.89 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.886 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.897 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.911 | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.913 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.914 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.917 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.917 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.927 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.914 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.915 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.937 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.938 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.949 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.957 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.957 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.956 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.956 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.96 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.956 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.961 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.957 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.939 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.941 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.934 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.931 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.6825 | 0.572 | 0.756 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8774 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8948 | 0.886 | 0.897 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9076 | 0.9 | 0.917 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9251 | 0.914 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9562 | 0.949 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9565 | 0.955 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9512 | 0.91 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9348 | 0.931 | 0.941 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.74 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 6.79 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -0.5353 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 6.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9247 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 18,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 465.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 9.30 million current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Costa Rica was 0.931 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.572 in 1948.
- How does Costa Rica rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.