Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.789 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.789
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
80th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.834
in 2005
All-time low
0.207
in 1947
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia is 0.789, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.834 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1947.
That places North Macedonia 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.208 | — |
| 1947 | 0.207 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.221 | +6.8% |
| 1950 | 0.268 | +21.3% |
| 1951 | 0.299 | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.313 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.318 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 0.334 | +5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.339 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.339 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.341 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.341 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.356 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.376 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.375 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.373 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.376 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.376 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.374 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.377 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.384 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.385 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.385 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.391 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.432 | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.444 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.444 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.45 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.448 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.451 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.454 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.473 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.471 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.54 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.674 | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.674 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.691 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.724 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.726 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.73 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.731 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.728 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.734 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.733 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.691 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.769 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.828 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.824 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.834 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.83 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.827 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.813 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.81 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.819 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.799 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.764 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.731 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.733 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.715 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.797 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.832 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.817 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.819 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.792 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.799 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.794 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.789 | -0.6% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.789 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.789 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2107 | 0.207 | 0.221 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3233 | 0.268 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3541 | 0.341 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.38 | 0.374 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4458 | 0.391 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6952 | 0.54 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7959 | 0.691 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.766 | 0.7 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8017 | 0.789 | 0.819 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More economy & growth data for North Macedonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -77.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.1524 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -78.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.1113 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0246 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in North Macedonia was 0.789 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.834 in 2005.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1947.
- How does North Macedonia rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.