Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Oman
Oman: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.446 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Oman, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Oman stood at 0.446.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Oman peaked at 0.45 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1947.
That places Oman 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.171 | — |
| 1947 | 0.17 | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 1951 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.183 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.182 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.18 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.178 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.318 | +78.7% |
| 1971 | 0.323 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.33 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.332 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.333 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.333 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.35 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.355 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.355 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.356 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.356 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.371 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.372 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.372 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.387 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.386 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.383 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.382 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.384 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.392 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.391 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.392 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.397 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.397 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.406 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.406 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.413 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.413 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.414 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.409 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.409 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.415 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.414 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.427 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.429 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.428 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.439 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.445 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.45 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.443 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.442 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.445 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.441 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.444 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.446 | +0.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.446 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.446 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +78.7% | 0.178 | 0.318 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1703 | 0.17 | 0.171 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1818 | 0.18 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1796 | 0.178 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3385 | 0.318 | 0.356 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3715 | 0.356 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3867 | 0.382 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4074 | 0.397 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4284 | 0.409 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4435 | 0.441 | 0.446 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 128 Pakistan 0.466 compare
- 129 Burkina Faso 0.455 compare
- 130 Somalia 0.454 compare
- 132 Central African Republic 0.438 compare
- 133 Algeria 0.424 compare
- 134 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.42 compare
More economy & growth data for Oman
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.09 % 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 178.8 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 130.56 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Oman?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Oman was 0.446 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1947.
- How does Oman rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Oman ranks 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.