Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.788 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.788
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.869
in 2017
All-time low
0.168
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Gabon, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.788 for human rights index vs gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.869 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 1946.
Gabon ranks 81st 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.168 | — |
| 1947 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.168 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.172 | +2.4% |
| 1950 | 0.195 | +13.4% |
| 1951 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.199 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.199 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.199 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.268 | +34.7% |
| 1959 | 0.271 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.365 | +34.7% |
| 1961 | 0.371 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.377 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.377 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.372 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.365 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.384 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.39 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.392 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.395 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.638 | +61.5% |
| 1991 | 0.769 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.777 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.776 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.776 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.777 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.782 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.782 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.779 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.821 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.803 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.856 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.856 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.869 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.85 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.843 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.804 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.813 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.787 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.793 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.788 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.169 | 0.168 | 0.172 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2111 | 0.195 | 0.271 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3754 | 0.365 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3846 | 0.384 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3947 | 0.392 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7616 | 0.638 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7807 | 0.777 | 0.782 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8431 | 0.803 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7982 | 0.787 | 0.813 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.1978 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 567.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 4.69 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 39.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 41.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 307.22 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Gabon was 0.788 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.869 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 1946.
- How does Gabon rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 81st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from 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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