Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.956 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.956
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.958
in 2019
All-time low
0.884
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ireland, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.956 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.958 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.884, in 1946.
Ireland ranks 4th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.884 | — |
| 1947 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.886 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.886 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.887 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.888 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.892 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.895 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.897 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.899 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.902 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.901 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.907 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.916 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.919 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.918 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.921 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.924 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.931 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.933 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.94 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.947 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.949 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.949 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.951 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.951 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.952 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.956 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.955 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.955 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.956 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.944 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.958 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.957 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.954 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.957 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.956 | -0.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.956 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.956 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8845 | 0.884 | 0.886 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8887 | 0.886 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8999 | 0.895 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9169 | 0.907 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.929 | 0.918 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9471 | 0.94 | 0.949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9511 | 0.951 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.954 | 0.944 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9563 | 0.954 | 0.957 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ireland?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ireland was 0.956 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.958 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.884 in 1946.
- How does Ireland rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.