China vs Rwanda: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

China

0.179

in 2025

Rwanda

0.194

in 2025

China rank

163rd

Rwanda rank

161st

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

China
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.194 against 0.179 in China, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 163rd and Rwanda ranks 161st of 174 countries.

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Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in China
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Rwanda
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.