Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Singapore
Singapore: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.717 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.717
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
94th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.72
in 2000
All-time low
0.504
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Singapore, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Singapore stood at 0.717.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Singapore peaked at 0.72 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.504, in 1946.
Singapore ranks 94th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.504 | — |
| 1947 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.504 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.506 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.505 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.514 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.527 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0.54 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.547 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.581 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.559 | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.596 | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.608 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.63 | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.68 | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.684 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.681 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.685 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.686 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.686 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.712 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.715 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.72 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.718 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.713 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.711 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.712 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.713 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.714 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.713 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.719 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.714 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.711 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.715 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.715 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.718 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.704 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.712 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.698 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.697 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.713 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.714 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.717 | +0.4% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.717 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 79% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.717 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.504 | 0.504 | 0.504 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5128 | 0.505 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5875 | 0.547 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6808 | 0.68 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6853 | 0.685 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7132 | 0.712 | 0.715 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7167 | 0.711 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7137 | 0.704 | 0.719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7085 | 0.697 | 0.717 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More economy & growth data for Singapore
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,066 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.451 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 778.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Singapore?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Singapore was 0.717 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 in 2000.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.504 in 1946.
- How does Singapore rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Singapore ranks 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.