Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.836 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.836
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
63rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 2018
All-time low
0.247
in 1965
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Portugal, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Portugal stood at 0.836.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.966 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.247, in 1965.
Portugal ranks 63rd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.248 | — |
| 1947 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.249 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.247 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.247 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.26 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.267 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.269 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.281 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.848 | +201.8% |
| 1975 | 0.945 | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.958 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.963 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.962 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.961 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.958 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.963 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.965 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.966 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.962 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.927 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.924 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.917 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.92 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.904 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.836 | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.248 | 0.248 | 0.248 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.248 | 0.248 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2509 | 0.247 | 0.267 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6724 | 0.267 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.963 | 0.963 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9618 | 0.958 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9047 | 0.836 | 0.927 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7678 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 24,634 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 19,781 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.6088 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Portugal?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Portugal was 0.836 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.247 in 1965.
- How does Portugal rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 63rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.