Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.561 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Philippines, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.561 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.761 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 1974.
Philippines ranks 115th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.488 | — |
| 1947 | 0.523 | +7.2% |
| 1948 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.52 | -0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.527 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.532 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.551 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.559 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.557 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.557 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.53 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.527 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.53 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.499 | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.495 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.445 | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.398 | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.21 | -47.2% |
| 1973 | 0.192 | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.19 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.197 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.194 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.194 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.205 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.205 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.209 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.452 | +116.3% |
| 1987 | 0.71 | +57.1% |
| 1988 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.721 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.719 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.743 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.735 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.72 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.725 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.716 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.705 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.704 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.69 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.685 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.692 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.69 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.755 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 0.761 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.756 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.74 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.647 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.611 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.566 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.53 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.507 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.493 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.529 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.546 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.561 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.561 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.561 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 77% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +116.3% | 0.209 | 0.452 |
| 1987 | +57.1% | 0.452 | 0.71 |
| 1972 | -47.2% | 0.398 | 0.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.5142 | 0.488 | 0.523 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5388 | 0.52 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5368 | 0.495 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2396 | 0.19 | 0.445 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3795 | 0.194 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7353 | 0.719 | 0.743 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 | 0.685 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6883 | 0.53 | 0.761 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5328 | 0.493 | 0.561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More economy & growth data for Philippines
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 33.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5964 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 24.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % 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 Philippines?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Philippines was 0.561 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.761 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 1974.
- How does Philippines rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Philippines ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.