Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.816 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.816
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 1949
All-time low
0.435
in 2009
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.816 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.849 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.788 | — |
| 1947 | 0.788 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.847 | +7.5% |
| 1949 | 0.849 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.846 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.837 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.821 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.827 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.831 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.832 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.839 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8 | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.694 | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.732 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.742 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.745 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.747 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.721 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.715 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.716 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.636 | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.636 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.579 | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.574 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.569 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.55 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.498 | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.47 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.461 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.46 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.513 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 0.516 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.591 | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.602 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.602 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.602 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.588 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.584 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.59 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.59 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.588 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.544 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.499 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.452 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.449 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.435 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.535 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.535 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.559 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.586 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.592 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.735 | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.785 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.789 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.834 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.782 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.665 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.648 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.696 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.73 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.794 | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 0.816 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.818 | 0.788 | 0.849 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8413 | 0.821 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8347 | 0.831 | 0.839 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7359 | 0.694 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5609 | 0.461 | 0.636 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5522 | 0.46 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5315 | 0.435 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6732 | 0.535 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7248 | 0.648 | 0.816 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 5,002 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 300.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 1.51 million current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,439 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.816 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1949.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.