Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.96 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.96
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.975
in 2012
All-time low
0.936
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sweden stood at 0.96.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.975 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.936, in 1946.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.936 | — |
| 1947 | 0.937 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.938 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.948 | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.948 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.951 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.956 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.958 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.963 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.967 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.967 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.967 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.967 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.967 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.971 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.972 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.973 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.974 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.975 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.968 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.967 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.965 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.963 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.964 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.962 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.961 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.96 | -0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.96 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8795, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9373 | 0.936 | 0.939 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.9461 | 0.938 | 0.948 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9563 | 0.951 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9634 | 0.957 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9718 | 0.971 | 0.972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.973 | 0.973 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9734 | 0.973 | 0.974 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9699 | 0.963 | 0.975 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9625 | 0.96 | 0.964 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 0.96 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.975 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.936 in 1946.
- How does Sweden rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.