Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.888 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.888
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
38th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.911
in 2015
All-time low
0.704
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.888.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.911 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.704, in 1946.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.704 | — |
| 1947 | 0.704 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.707 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.705 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.709 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.719 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.721 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.723 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.728 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.739 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.739 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.753 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.755 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.832 | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.834 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.835 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.835 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.834 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.836 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.851 | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.853 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.853 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.857 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.865 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.875 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.879 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.884 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.883 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.88 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.884 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.887 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.892 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.895 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.897 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.897 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.894 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.897 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.902 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.907 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.908 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.908 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.907 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.907 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.906 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.906 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.906 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.909 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.908 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.911 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.911 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.903 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.906 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.909 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.893 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.904 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.891 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.891 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.89 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.888 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.705 | 0.704 | 0.707 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.7243 | 0.705 | 0.739 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8184 | 0.753 | 0.836 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8622 | 0.851 | 0.879 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8836 | 0.88 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8975 | 0.892 | 0.902 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9073 | 0.907 | 0.908 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9075 | 0.903 | 0.911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8928 | 0.888 | 0.904 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.73 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1438 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 2,694 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9706 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,183 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.128 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,397 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,116 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.888 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.911 in 2015.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.704 in 1946.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 38th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.