Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Peru
Peru: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Peru, 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 Peru is 0.8, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Peru peaked at 0.901 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.384, in 1949.
Peru ranks 76th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.76 | — |
| 1947 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.664 | -12.6% |
| 1949 | 0.384 | -42.2% |
| 1950 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.391 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.391 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.39 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.465 | +19.2% |
| 1957 | 0.748 | +60.9% |
| 1958 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.748 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.745 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.724 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.739 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.777 | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.57 | -26.6% |
| 1969 | 0.42 | -26.3% |
| 1970 | 0.416 | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.416 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.416 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.406 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.397 | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.402 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.433 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.437 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.487 | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.535 | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.608 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.702 | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.652 | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.652 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.637 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.602 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.611 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.611 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.595 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.588 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.533 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.42 | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 0.428 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.437 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.437 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.421 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.421 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.504 | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 0.884 | +75.4% |
| 2002 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.885 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.879 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.877 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.88 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.879 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.885 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.883 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.888 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.889 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.893 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.894 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.893 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.898 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.901 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.875 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.858 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.841 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.791 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.8 | +1.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.8 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 Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.4% | 0.504 | 0.884 |
| 1957 | +60.9% | 0.465 | 0.748 |
| 1949 | -42.2% | 0.664 | 0.384 |
| 1968 | -26.6% | 0.777 | 0.57 |
| 1969 | -26.3% | 0.57 | 0.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.642 | 0.384 | 0.76 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5045 | 0.384 | 0.748 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7051 | 0.42 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4345 | 0.397 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6338 | 0.602 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4701 | 0.42 | 0.595 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.844 | 0.504 | 0.885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8918 | 0.883 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8408 | 0.791 | 0.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More economy & growth data for Peru
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 71.12 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3644 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 51.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Peru?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Peru was 0.8 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.384 in 1949.
- How does Peru rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.