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
Latest (2025)
0.511
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
121st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.835
in 2011
All-time low
0.091
in 1979
Years of data
80
1946–2025
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% |
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,395 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5887 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,395 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4841 constant 2015 US$ 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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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.