Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.521 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Iraq stood at 0.521.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.529 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 118th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.464 | — |
| 1947 | 0.472 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.469 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.482 | +2.8% |
| 1951 | 0.485 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.484 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.475 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 0.474 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.43 | -9.3% |
| 1959 | 0.412 | -4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.41 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.395 | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.383 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.238 | -37.9% |
| 1964 | 0.29 | +21.8% |
| 1965 | 0.312 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.324 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.337 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.26 | -22.8% |
| 1969 | 0.213 | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 0.202 | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.197 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.197 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.199 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.199 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.198 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.198 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.176 | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.116 | -34.1% |
| 1981 | 0.116 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.113 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.114 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.104 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.104 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.107 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.106 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.102 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.105 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.121 | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.487 | +302.5% |
| 2004 | 0.529 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.498 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.485 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.484 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.483 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.488 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.489 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.487 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.486 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.466 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.434 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.438 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.469 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.464 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.482 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.432 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.416 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.471 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.493 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.498 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.515 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.521 | +1.2% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.521 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.521 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +302.5% | 0.121 | 0.487 |
| 1963 | -37.9% | 0.383 | 0.238 |
| 1980 | -34.1% | 0.176 | 0.116 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4693 | 0.464 | 0.472 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4675 | 0.412 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3162 | 0.213 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1962 | 0.176 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1137 | 0.113 | 0.116 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1067 | 0.104 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3782 | 0.102 | 0.529 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4647 | 0.432 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4857 | 0.416 | 0.521 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 115 Philippines 0.561 compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 0.557 compare
- 117 India 0.534 compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 0.513 compare
- 119 Mauritania 0.513 compare
- 121 El Salvador 0.511 compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 165.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.85 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 152.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5 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 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 0.521 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2004.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.