What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?

Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 0.478 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 Thailand?

The highest recorded value was 0.752 in 2000.

What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.262 in 1959.

How does Thailand rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?

Thailand ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Thailand 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.

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand

Name: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.478 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.478

Change on year

down 4.2%

World rank

125th

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.752

in 2000

All-time low

0.262

in 1959

Years of data

1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1946–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.478 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.752 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.262, in 1959.

Thailand ranks 125th 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 Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand, 1946 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1946	0.322	—
1947	0.321	-0.3%
1948	0.298	-7.2%
1949	0.298	+0.0%
1950	0.298	+0.0%
1951	0.297	-0.3%
1952	0.283	-4.7%
1953	0.283	+0.0%
1954	0.285	+0.7%
1955	0.306	+7.4%
1956	0.309	+1.0%
1957	0.311	+0.6%
1958	0.271	-12.9%
1959	0.262	-3.3%
1960	0.274	+4.6%
1961	0.274	+0.0%
1962	0.274	+0.0%
1963	0.274	+0.0%
1964	0.282	+2.9%
1965	0.282	+0.0%
1966	0.282	+0.0%
1967	0.282	+0.0%
1968	0.298	+5.7%
1969	0.306	+2.7%
1970	0.339	+10.8%
1971	0.335	-1.2%
1972	0.318	-5.1%
1973	0.342	+7.5%
1974	0.41	+19.9%
1975	0.407	-0.7%
1976	0.33	-18.9%
1977	0.308	-6.7%
1978	0.313	+1.6%
1979	0.313	+0.0%
1980	0.522	+66.8%
1981	0.555	+6.3%
1982	0.561	+1.1%
1983	0.577	+2.9%
1984	0.583	+1.0%
1985	0.585	+0.3%
1986	0.584	-0.2%
1987	0.582	-0.3%
1988	0.587	+0.9%
1989	0.592	+0.9%
1990	0.606	+2.4%
1991	0.526	-13.2%
1992	0.509	-3.2%
1993	0.708	+39.1%
1994	0.709	+0.1%
1995	0.709	+0.0%
1996	0.709	+0.0%
1997	0.731	+3.1%
1998	0.747	+2.2%
1999	0.749	+0.3%
2000	0.752	+0.4%
2001	0.73	-2.9%
2002	0.698	-4.4%
2003	0.699	+0.1%
2004	0.653	-6.6%
2005	0.645	-1.2%
2006	0.566	-12.2%
2007	0.565	-0.2%
2008	0.611	+8.1%
2009	0.602	-1.5%
2010	0.577	-4.2%
2011	0.661	+14.6%
2012	0.662	+0.2%
2013	0.622	-6.0%
2014	0.387	-37.8%
2015	0.36	-7.0%
2016	0.352	-2.2%
2017	0.336	-4.5%
2018	0.344	+2.4%
2019	0.445	+29.4%
2020	0.396	-11.0%
2021	0.402	+1.5%
2022	0.414	+3.0%
2023	0.479	+15.7%
2024	0.499	+4.2%
2025	0.478	-4.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

Thailand's 0.478 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7345, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Thailand's 0.478 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Thailand 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
1980	+66.8%	0.313	0.522
1993	+39.1%	0.509	0.708
2014	-37.8%	0.622	0.387
2019	+29.4%	0.344	0.445

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.3097	0.298	0.322	4
1950s	0.2905	0.262	0.311	10
1960s	0.2828	0.274	0.306	10
1970s	0.3415	0.308	0.41	10
1980s	0.5728	0.522	0.592	10
1990s	0.6703	0.509	0.749	10
2000s	0.6521	0.565	0.752	10
2010s	0.4746	0.336	0.662	10
2020s	0.4447	0.396	0.499	6

Countries ranked near Thailand

122 Cameroon 0.509 compare
123 Kuwait 0.488 compare
124 Mozambique 0.483 compare
125 Kyrgyzstan 0.478 compare
127 Comoros 0.476 compare
128 Pakistan 0.466 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand?: Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Thailand was 0.478 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 Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 0.752 in 2000.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.262 in 1959.
How does Thailand rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?: Thailand ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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Indicator: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 13,700 data points, 1946–2025
Last refreshed: 08 October 2026

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.