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% |
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 121,813 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 67,011 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.9323 constant LCU 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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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.