Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.402 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.402
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
136th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.716
in 2004
All-time low
0.237
in 1981
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 0.402, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.716 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.237, in 1981.
Turkey ranks 136th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.34 | — |
| 1947 | 0.353 | +3.8% |
| 1948 | 0.357 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.421 | +17.9% |
| 1951 | 0.458 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | 0.472 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.486 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 0.478 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.462 | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.459 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.459 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.366 | -20.3% |
| 1961 | 0.406 | +10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.474 | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.509 | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.515 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.519 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.533 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.533 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5 | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.441 | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.448 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.479 | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.501 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.489 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.49 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.489 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.297 | -39.3% |
| 1981 | 0.237 | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.299 | +26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.381 | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.379 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.388 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.405 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.416 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.416 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.467 | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.462 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.47 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.472 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.471 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.484 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.494 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.492 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.514 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.557 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.568 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.668 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.705 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.716 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.711 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.711 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.699 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.68 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.678 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.645 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.647 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.638 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.54 | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.538 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.507 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.35 | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 0.333 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.357 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.372 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.364 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.361 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.358 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.388 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.402 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3518 | 0.34 | 0.357 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.4613 | 0.421 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4921 | 0.366 | 0.533 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4839 | 0.441 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3455 | 0.237 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4798 | 0.462 | 0.514 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6693 | 0.557 | 0.716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4927 | 0.333 | 0.647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3788 | 0.358 | 0.402 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Turkey
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 41.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 650,599 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7537 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 14,019 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 24,970 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 17.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Turkey?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Turkey was 0.402 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 2004.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.237 in 1981.
- How does Turkey rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Turkey ranks 136th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.