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

Denmark

0.959

in 2025

Iceland

0.95

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Iceland rank

6th

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.959 against 0.95 in Iceland, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 3rd and Iceland ranks 6th of 174 countries.

Individual pages

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