Denmark vs Estonia: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita

Denmark

0.959

in 2025

Estonia

0.963

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Estonia rank

1st

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Denmark
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.963 against 0.959 in Denmark, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 3rd and Estonia ranks 1st of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Denmark
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Estonia
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.