Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Peru
Peru: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
76th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.901
in 2019
All-time low
0.384
in 1949
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Peru, 1946–2025
Source: 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -27.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0734 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 626.12 current US$ per person (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2757 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 2,350 current LCU per person (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.2173 (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 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 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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