Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Human rights index vs gdp per capita was 0.792 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.792
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
79th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.84
in 2021
All-time low
0.232
in 1992
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.792, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.232, in 1992.
Sierra Leone ranks 79th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.292 | — |
| 1947 | 0.292 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.303 | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.311 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0.335 | +7.7% |
| 1952 | 0.374 | +11.6% |
| 1953 | 0.381 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.386 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.386 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.389 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.394 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.461 | +17.0% |
| 1961 | 0.492 | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.541 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.541 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.517 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.491 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.474 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.392 | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.403 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.358 | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.347 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.347 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.35 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.331 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.316 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.316 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.298 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.302 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.302 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.305 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.321 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.313 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.234 | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 0.232 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.242 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.263 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.271 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.371 | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 0.371 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.384 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.428 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.467 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.768 | +64.5% |
| 2003 | 0.808 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.807 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.802 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.801 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.801 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.803 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.803 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.825 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.825 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.819 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.812 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.811 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.819 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.793 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.805 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.809 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.811 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.824 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.792 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2975 | 0.292 | 0.303 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3736 | 0.311 | 0.394 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4792 | 0.392 | 0.541 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3538 | 0.316 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3109 | 0.298 | 0.321 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3109 | 0.232 | 0.428 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7327 | 0.467 | 0.808 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.814 | 0.793 | 0.825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8135 | 0.792 | 0.84 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,166 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 9.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 7,701 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 17.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Human rights index vs gdp per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.792 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs gdp per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.232 in 1992.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for human rights index vs gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 79th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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