Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.511 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 0.511, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.835 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1979.
El Salvador ranks 121st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.227 | — |
| 1947 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.236 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.237 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.227 | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.235 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.237 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.24 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.249 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.249 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.238 | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.218 | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 0.203 | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 0.188 | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.17 | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.117 | -31.2% |
| 1974 | 0.107 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.098 | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.093 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.091 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.098 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.099 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.106 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.112 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.112 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.125 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.127 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.138 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.183 | +32.6% |
| 1991 | 0.202 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.431 | +113.4% |
| 1993 | 0.699 | +62.2% |
| 1994 | 0.745 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.755 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.766 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.767 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.798 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.803 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.806 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.807 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.804 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.814 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.822 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.824 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.825 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.834 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.835 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.834 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.829 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.827 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.825 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.831 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.809 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.784 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.76 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.663 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.575 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.487 | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.508 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.484 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 0.511 | +5.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.511 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.511 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +113.4% | 0.202 | 0.431 |
| 1993 | +62.2% | 0.431 | 0.699 |
| 1990 | +32.6% | 0.138 | 0.183 |
| 1973 | -31.2% | 0.17 | 0.117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2293 | 0.227 | 0.236 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.232 | 0.227 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2356 | 0.203 | 0.249 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1266 | 0.091 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1171 | 0.098 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6149 | 0.183 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8154 | 0.804 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8168 | 0.76 | 0.835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.538 | 0.484 | 0.663 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 118 Iraq 0.521 compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
- 122 Cameroon 0.509 compare
- 123 Kuwait 0.488 compare
- 124 Mozambique 0.483 compare
More economy & growth data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.92 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 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.72 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.62 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0171 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in El Salvador was 0.511 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.835 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1979.
- How does El Salvador rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.