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

Denmark

0.959

in 2025

Sweden

0.96

in 2025

Denmark rank

3rd

Sweden rank

2nd

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.96 against 0.959 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.

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

Globally, Denmark ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 174 countries.

Individual pages

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