Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Canada
Canada: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.897 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Canada, 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 Canada is 0.897, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 0.939 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.865, in 1946.
That places Canada 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8675 | 0.865 | 0.87 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8796 | 0.879 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9075 | 0.896 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.924 | 0.922 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9272 | 0.924 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9314 | 0.929 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9323 | 0.931 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9334 | 0.927 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9097 | 0.896 | 0.931 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 32 Australia 0.906 compare
- 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
- 34 Italy 0.9 compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.895 compare
- 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- Exports of goods and services 1.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 27.4% (2022)
- Gross national expenditure 2.34 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.27 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.95 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 558.59 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 100.8% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 726.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 742.83 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 531.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Canada?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Canada was 0.897 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2013.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.865 in 1946.
- How does Canada rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.