Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Qatar
Qatar: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.357 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.357
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
140th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.452
in 2012
All-time low
0.286
in 1955
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 0.357, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Qatar peaked at 0.452 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.286, in 1955.
Qatar ranks 140th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.287 | — |
| 1947 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.287 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.293 | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.286 | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.286 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.296 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 0.296 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.299 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.307 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.307 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.326 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.331 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.335 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.335 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.34 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.37 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.373 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.389 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.396 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.397 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.401 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.401 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.438 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.438 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.436 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.436 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.435 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.444 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.447 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.447 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.446 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.451 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.452 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.433 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.431 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.433 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.428 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.424 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.433 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.432 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.423 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.376 | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.368 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.355 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.356 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.357 | +0.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.357 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.357 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.287 | 0.287 | 0.287 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.2895 | 0.286 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.296 | 0.307 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3337 | 0.326 | 0.335 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3837 | 0.37 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4392 | 0.435 | 0.447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4363 | 0.424 | 0.452 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3725 | 0.355 | 0.423 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More economy & growth data for Qatar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9074 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 456.7 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6747 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 333.48 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Qatar?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Qatar was 0.357 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.452 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 1955.
- How does Qatar rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Qatar ranks 140th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.