Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.805 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 0.805, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.871 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.145, in 1969.
Paraguay ranks 73rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.377 | — |
| 1947 | 0.299 | -20.7% |
| 1948 | 0.302 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.309 | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.308 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.308 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.182 | -40.9% |
| 1955 | 0.163 | -10.4% |
| 1956 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.159 | -2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.152 | -4.4% |
| 1961 | 0.152 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.153 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.158 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.151 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.145 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.149 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.175 | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.186 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.216 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.719 | +232.9% |
| 1991 | 0.719 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.794 | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.801 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.804 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.804 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.808 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.83 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.83 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.828 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.842 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.857 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.869 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.871 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.868 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.852 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.828 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.835 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.836 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.844 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.841 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.843 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.801 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.79 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.792 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.805 | +1.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.805 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.805 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.819, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +232.9% | 0.216 | 0.719 |
| 1954 | -40.9% | 0.308 | 0.182 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3217 | 0.299 | 0.377 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2221 | 0.159 | 0.308 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1547 | 0.145 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1474 | 0.145 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1813 | 0.175 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7861 | 0.719 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8412 | 0.828 | 0.869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8461 | 0.828 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7968 | 0.79 | 0.805 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More economy & growth data for Paraguay
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 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 157.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.35 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 144.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.31 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Paraguay 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2010.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.145 in 1969.
- How does Paraguay rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.