Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy
Italy: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.939
in 2012
All-time low
0.709
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy stood at 0.9.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy peaked at 0.939 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.709, in 1946.
That places Italy 34th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.709 | — |
| 1947 | 0.799 | +12.7% |
| 1948 | 0.829 | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 0.833 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.831 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.843 | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.84 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.839 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.848 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.857 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.869 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.872 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.881 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.884 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.881 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.892 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.898 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.898 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.923 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.929 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.929 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.934 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.935 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.934 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.935 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.934 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.932 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.935 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.935 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.936 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.938 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.933 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.936 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.925 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.927 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.935 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.931 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.933 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.912 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.912 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.924 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.914 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.907 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7925 | 0.709 | 0.833 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8355 | 0.831 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8634 | 0.839 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8878 | 0.881 | 0.898 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9314 | 0.923 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9347 | 0.934 | 0.935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9352 | 0.932 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9313 | 0.925 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9115 | 0.9 | 0.924 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 32 Australia 0.906 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 35 Canada 0.897 compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.895 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5392 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,716 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.5398 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7642 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 33,098 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Italy was 0.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.709 in 1946.
- How does Italy rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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