Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in India
India: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.534 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in India, 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 India is 0.534, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 0.76 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.355, in 1946.
That places India 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.355 | — |
| 1947 | 0.404 | +13.8% |
| 1948 | 0.716 | +77.2% |
| 1949 | 0.717 | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.734 | +2.4% |
| 1951 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.734 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.735 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.735 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.734 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.729 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.725 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.729 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.699 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.561 | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 0.555 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.661 | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.738 | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.736 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.702 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.684 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.684 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.684 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.679 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.724 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.733 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.723 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.731 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.747 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.745 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.753 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.753 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.76 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.759 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.753 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.754 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.751 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.748 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.738 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.735 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.732 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.732 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.731 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.722 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.726 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.721 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.733 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.708 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.66 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.628 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.612 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.623 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.563 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.535 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.588 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.553 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.529 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.535 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.534 | -0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.534 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- India's 0.534 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | +77.2% | 0.404 | 0.716 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.548 | 0.355 | 0.717 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.7344 | 0.734 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7319 | 0.729 | 0.735 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6862 | 0.555 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7076 | 0.679 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7508 | 0.731 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7382 | 0.731 | 0.751 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6696 | 0.563 | 0.733 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5457 | 0.529 | 0.588 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 114 Ukraine 0.578 compare
- 115 Philippines 0.561 compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.557 compare
- 118 Iraq 0.521 compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
More economy & growth data for India
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in India was 0.534 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 1996.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.355 in 1946.
- How does India rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 117th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.