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
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone, 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 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% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.792 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.792 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +64.5% | 0.467 | 0.768 |
| 1996 | +36.9% | 0.271 | 0.371 |
| 1991 | -25.2% | 0.313 | 0.234 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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.