Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 0.94, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Latvia peaked at 0.948 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1950.
Latvia ranks 14th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.02 | — |
| 1947 | 0.017 | -15.0% |
| 1948 | 0.016 | -5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.015 | -6.3% |
| 1950 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.017 | +21.4% |
| 1954 | 0.124 | +629.4% |
| 1955 | 0.125 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 0.132 | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.148 | +12.1% |
| 1958 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.147 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.148 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.149 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.147 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.172 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.246 | +43.0% |
| 1987 | 0.284 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.289 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.314 | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.787 | +150.6% |
| 1991 | 0.85 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.891 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.896 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.918 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.941 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.942 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.947 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.948 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.931 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.935 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.937 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.946 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.948 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.943 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.921 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.938 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | +629.4% | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| 1990 | +150.6% | 0.314 | 0.787 |
| 1986 | +43.0% | 0.172 | 0.246 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.017 | 0.015 | 0.02 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0886 | 0.014 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1468 | 0.145 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2045 | 0.147 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8932 | 0.787 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.922 | 0.918 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9416 | 0.931 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9397 | 0.921 | 0.948 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 12 Luxembourg 0.946 compare
- 13 Spain 0.942 compare
- 14 Germany 0.94 compare
- 16 Uruguay 0.932 compare
- 17 Costa Rica 0.931 compare
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 327.81 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3105 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 239.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 203.25 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Latvia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Latvia was 0.94 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.948 in 2014.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1950.
- How does Latvia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Latvia ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.