Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.94 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.94
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.948
in 2014
All-time low
0.014
in 1950
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Latvia, 1946–2025
Source: 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% |
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
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 8.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 5,125 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1724 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 4,535 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9492 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 24,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 12.67 % 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 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 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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