Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.805 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.805
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.831
in 2020
All-time low
0.513
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.805 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.831 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.513, in 1946.
That places Papua New Guinea 73rd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.513 | — |
| 1947 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.513 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.519 | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.519 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.562 | +8.3% |
| 1961 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.562 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.566 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.588 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.611 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.823 | +34.7% |
| 1976 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.823 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.818 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.821 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.821 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.812 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.808 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.805 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.806 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.807 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.806 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.796 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.808 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.81 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.831 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.811 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.809 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.804 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.805 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0.513 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.519 | 0.519 | 0.519 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5754 | 0.562 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7137 | 0.6 | 0.823 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8183 | 0.818 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.821 | 0.821 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.821 | 0.821 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8064 | 0.796 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8122 | 0.804 | 0.831 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1907 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,222 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 4,709 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.805 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.831 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.513 in 1946.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.