Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.626 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.626
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
109th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.721
in 2018
All-time low
0.455
in 1968
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mexico stood at 0.626.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.721 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.455, in 1968.
Mexico ranks 109th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.467 | — |
| 1947 | 0.465 | -0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.466 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 0.467 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.465 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.474 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.487 | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.487 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.474 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 0.465 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.468 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.472 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.457 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.457 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.46 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.455 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.467 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.485 | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.489 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.491 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.495 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.501 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.561 | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.573 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.575 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.578 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.579 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.582 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.601 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.613 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.626 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.637 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.645 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.667 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.669 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.678 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.682 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.711 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.713 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.685 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.695 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.69 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.691 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.683 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.683 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.688 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.68 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.671 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.69 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.691 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.703 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.721 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.711 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.697 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.677 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.666 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.668 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.63 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.626 | -0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.626 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.626 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4663 | 0.465 | 0.467 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.476 | 0.465 | 0.487 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4637 | 0.455 | 0.472 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5144 | 0.485 | 0.573 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5809 | 0.575 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6485 | 0.601 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7037 | 0.685 | 0.713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6921 | 0.671 | 0.721 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6607 | 0.626 | 0.697 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 0.626 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.721 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 in 1968.
- How does Mexico rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 109th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.