Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Czechia
Czechia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.948 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Czechia stood at 0.948.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Czechia peaked at 0.96 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1949.
That places Czechia 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.516 | — |
| 1947 | 0.525 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.152 | -71.0% |
| 1949 | 0.1 | -34.2% |
| 1950 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.132 | +32.0% |
| 1955 | 0.134 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.161 | +20.1% |
| 1957 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.161 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.185 | +14.9% |
| 1961 | 0.22 | +18.9% |
| 1962 | 0.222 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.231 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.234 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.252 | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.322 | +27.8% |
| 1969 | 0.261 | -18.9% |
| 1970 | 0.241 | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.238 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.24 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.241 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.241 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.243 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.244 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.25 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.288 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 0.957 | +232.3% |
| 1991 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.959 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.959 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.953 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.951 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.946 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.937 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.933 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.939 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.914 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.913 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.951 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.948 | -0.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.948 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.948 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +232.3% | 0.288 | 0.957 |
| 1948 | -71.0% | 0.525 | 0.152 |
| 1949 | -34.2% | 0.152 | 0.1 |
| 1954 | +32.0% | 0.1 | 0.132 |
| 1968 | +27.8% | 0.252 | 0.322 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3233 | 0.1 | 0.525 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.131 | 0.1 | 0.161 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2395 | 0.185 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2401 | 0.238 | 0.241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.248 | 0.241 | 0.288 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.957 | 0.957 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9581 | 0.957 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9471 | 0.933 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.938 | 0.913 | 0.952 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 323.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2845 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 236.39 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0057 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Czechia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Czechia was 0.948 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2006.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1949.
- How does Czechia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.