Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.912 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.912
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
27th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2010
All-time low
0.369
in 1982
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana stood at 0.912.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.937 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.369, in 1982.
That places Ghana 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.494 | — |
| 1947 | 0.505 | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.508 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.532 | +4.7% |
| 1951 | 0.567 | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 0.568 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.568 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.602 | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 0.603 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.607 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.668 | +10.0% |
| 1958 | 0.677 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.676 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.684 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 0.597 | -12.7% |
| 1962 | 0.583 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.581 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.566 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.543 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.506 | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.549 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.553 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.683 | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 0.741 | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.735 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.581 | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 0.529 | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.529 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.537 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.617 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.754 | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 0.634 | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.369 | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 0.375 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.385 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.386 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.39 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.426 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.431 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.431 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.524 | +21.6% |
| 1991 | 0.531 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.625 | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.769 | +23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.851 | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.864 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.871 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.884 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.886 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.927 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.929 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.931 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.932 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.932 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.933 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.937 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.931 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.924 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.92 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.928 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.92 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.917 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.906 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.909 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.887 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.898 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.891 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.889 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.912 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.503 | 0.494 | 0.508 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6068 | 0.532 | 0.677 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5845 | 0.506 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5856 | 0.529 | 0.741 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4581 | 0.369 | 0.754 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7689 | 0.524 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9306 | 0.927 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9251 | 0.906 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8977 | 0.887 | 0.912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 24 Malta 0.915 compare
- 25 Lithuania 0.913 compare
- 25 Suriname 0.913 compare
- 27 Netherlands 0.912 compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 0.912 compare
- 30 Austria 0.907 compare
- 30 Cape Verde 0.907 compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.694 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,261 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 1.84 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 5,979 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 36.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Ghana was 0.912 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.369 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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