Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.673 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania is 0.673, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.322, in 1954.
That places Tanzania 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.337 | — |
| 1947 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.322 | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.331 | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.331 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.353 | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 0.353 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.365 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 0.654 | +79.2% |
| 1962 | 0.639 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.632 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.627 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.611 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.588 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.589 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.584 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.584 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.581 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.581 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.564 | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.582 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.582 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.586 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.586 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.589 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.589 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.596 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.596 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.624 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.64 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.653 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.648 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.648 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.662 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.695 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.751 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.751 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.768 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.772 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.772 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.773 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.773 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.762 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.762 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.764 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.764 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.759 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.762 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.764 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.748 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.745 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.741 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.706 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.701 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.683 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.66 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.641 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.678 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.754 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.78 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.673 | -13.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.673 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.673 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +79.2% | 0.365 | 0.654 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.337 | 0.337 | 0.337 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.3369 | 0.322 | 0.353 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5873 | 0.365 | 0.654 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5812 | 0.564 | 0.586 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6179 | 0.589 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7466 | 0.662 | 0.772 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7677 | 0.76 | 0.773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7269 | 0.66 | 0.764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7177 | 0.641 | 0.78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania was 0.673 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.322 in 1954.
- How does Tanzania rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 102nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.