Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.878 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 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 Greece is 0.878, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 0.957 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.202, in 1968.
Greece ranks 45th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.324 | — |
| 1947 | 0.315 | -2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.317 | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.326 | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 0.484 | +48.5% |
| 1951 | 0.503 | +3.9% |
| 1952 | 0.526 | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 0.53 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.534 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 0.535 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.537 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.547 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.551 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.557 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.565 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.565 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.524 | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.214 | -59.2% |
| 1968 | 0.202 | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.202 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.328 | +62.4% |
| 1975 | 0.886 | +170.1% |
| 1976 | 0.898 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.919 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.922 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.933 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.935 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.936 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.939 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.947 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.95 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.95 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.954 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.954 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.956 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.955 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.951 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.949 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.929 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.946 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.944 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.942 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.937 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.926 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.924 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.908 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.886 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.896 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.882 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.875 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.878 | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.878 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.878 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +170.1% | 0.328 | 0.886 |
| 1974 | +62.4% | 0.202 | 0.328 |
| 1967 | -59.2% | 0.524 | 0.214 |
| 1950 | +48.5% | 0.326 | 0.484 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3205 | 0.315 | 0.326 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.529 | 0.484 | 0.547 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4478 | 0.202 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5677 | 0.202 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9321 | 0.919 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9495 | 0.939 | 0.954 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9561 | 0.956 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9403 | 0.924 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8875 | 0.875 | 0.908 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 0.878 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.957 in 2009.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.202 in 1968.
- How does Greece rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 45th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.