Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.871 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 0.871, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.871 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.204, in 1969.
That places Brazil 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.563 | 0.559 | 0.566 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5867 | 0.568 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3838 | 0.204 | 0.605 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2294 | 0.206 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.553 | 0.385 | 0.805 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8207 | 0.819 | 0.822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8473 | 0.823 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8316 | 0.693 | 0.865 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7645 | 0.665 | 0.871 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 50 East Timor 0.873 compare
- 50 Mauritius 0.873 compare
- 52 Albania 0.872 compare
- 54 Slovakia 0.857 compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 0.857 compare
- 54 South Africa 0.857 compare
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Imports of goods and services 17.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 775.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade 35.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 0.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 44.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Trade in services 7.0% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 328.14 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 398.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 2.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 110.35 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 0.871 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.204 in 1969.
- How does Brazil rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.