Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.881 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.881
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.893
in 2017
All-time low
0.718
in 1946
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 0.881, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 0.893 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.718, in 1946.
That places Vanuatu 42nd 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.718 | — |
| 1947 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.726 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.718 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.718 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.72 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.801 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.806 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.781 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.781 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.859 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.87 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.866 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.871 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.878 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.884 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.887 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.885 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.885 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.893 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.892 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.877 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.876 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.883 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.893 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.892 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.881 | -1.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.881 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.881 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 | 0.718 | 0.718 | 0.718 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.7192 | 0.718 | 0.726 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7955 | 0.781 | 0.806 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8635 | 0.859 | 0.864 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8776 | 0.866 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.887 | 0.887 | 0.887 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 | 0.877 | 0.893 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8847 | 0.876 | 0.893 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 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 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 0.881 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2017.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.718 in 1946.
- How does Vanuatu rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.