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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.816 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.816 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7125, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (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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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.