Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.963 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 0.963, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Estonia peaked at 0.963 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1950.
Estonia ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.02 | — |
| 1947 | 0.017 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.016 | -5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.015 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.124 | +629.4% |
| 1955 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.148 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.147 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.172 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.246 | +43.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.289 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.871 | +177.4% |
| 1991 | 0.901 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.915 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.918 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.917 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.933 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.944 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.945 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.945 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.953 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.956 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.961 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.962 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.957 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.963 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.963 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.963 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 Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +629.4% | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| 1990 | +177.4% | 0.314 | 0.871 |
| 1986 | +43.0% | 0.172 | 0.246 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0886 | 0.014 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1468 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 | 0.147 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9231 | 0.871 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9517 | 0.945 | 0.956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9603 | 0.957 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.962 | 0.957 | 0.963 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Estonia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Estonia was 0.963 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.963 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1950.
- How does Estonia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.