Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.873 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.873
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.88
in 2012
All-time low
0.049
in 1976
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.873 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.88 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 1976.
That places East Timor 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.155 | — |
| 1947 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.155 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.163 | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.163 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.165 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.175 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.191 | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.049 | -74.3% |
| 1977 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.049 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.065 | +32.7% |
| 1990 | 0.067 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.082 | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.082 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.111 | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 0.163 | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 0.813 | +398.8% |
| 2001 | 0.829 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.85 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.834 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.835 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.86 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.856 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.872 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.879 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.879 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.877 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.845 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.837 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.851 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.834 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.851 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.86 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.811 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.828 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.865 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.858 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.874 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.873 | -0.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.873 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.873 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.155 | 0.155 | 0.155 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.155 | 0.155 | 0.155 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.163 | 0.163 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1216 | 0.049 | 0.191 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0506 | 0.049 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0855 | 0.067 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8417 | 0.813 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8593 | 0.834 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8515 | 0.811 | 0.874 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.91 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0477 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.65 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 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 20.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in East Timor?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in East Timor was 0.873 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 in 2012.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 1976.
- How does East Timor rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.