Chile vs Uruguay: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Chile

0.93

in 2025

Uruguay

0.932

in 2025

Chile rank

18th

Uruguay rank

16th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Chile
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.932 against 0.93 in Chile, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Chile ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Uruguay
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 06 August 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.