Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.895 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.895 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.915 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1958.
That places Cyprus 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.373 | — |
| 1947 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.367 | -1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.364 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.364 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.314 | -13.7% |
| 1956 | 0.3 | -4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.299 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.291 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.355 | +22.0% |
| 1960 | 0.538 | +51.5% |
| 1961 | 0.608 | +13.0% |
| 1962 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.608 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.606 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.606 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.614 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.614 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.614 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.622 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.585 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.749 | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 0.764 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.798 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.803 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.819 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.82 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.822 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.822 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.831 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.821 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.823 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.838 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.838 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.875 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.873 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.877 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.882 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.886 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.898 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.915 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.913 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.914 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.914 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.91 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.906 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.883 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.885 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.887 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.891 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.891 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.895 | +0.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.895 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.895 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus 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 | +51.5% | 0.355 | 0.538 |
| 1975 | +28.0% | 0.585 | 0.749 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3388 | 0.291 | 0.367 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5998 | 0.538 | 0.608 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6854 | 0.585 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7985 | 0.798 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8221 | 0.819 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8618 | 0.838 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9066 | 0.898 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8887 | 0.883 | 0.895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 35 Canada 0.897 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
- 39 Croatia 0.886 compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 428.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3528 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 312.71 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 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus was 0.895 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1958.
- How does Cyprus rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.