Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Fiji
Fiji: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.774 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.774
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
83rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.82
in 1971
All-time low
0.561
in 2008
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Fiji, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 0.774 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Fiji peaked at 0.82 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.561, in 2008.
Fiji ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.63 | — |
| 1947 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.633 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.633 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.633 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.638 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.638 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.653 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.662 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.662 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.814 | +23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.82 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.699 | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.718 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.738 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.751 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.762 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.768 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.768 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.798 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.707 | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.757 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.767 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.767 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.669 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.571 | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.561 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.563 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.585 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.585 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.596 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.617 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.671 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.716 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.715 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.731 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.717 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.702 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.691 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.684 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.684 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.766 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 0.769 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.774 | +0.7% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.774 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.774 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6365 | 0.633 | 0.638 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6611 | 0.653 | 0.662 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8194 | 0.814 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7875 | 0.699 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7694 | 0.738 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6896 | 0.561 | 0.767 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6635 | 0.585 | 0.731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.728 | 0.684 | 0.774 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More economy & growth data for Fiji
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0306 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 203.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.026 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0223 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 148.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0162 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 107.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Fiji?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Fiji was 0.774 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 1971.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.561 in 2008.
- How does Fiji rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Fiji ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.