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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.788 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.788 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP (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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.