Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus

Cyprus: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.895 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.895
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.915
in 2013
All-time low
0.291
in 1958
Years of data
80
1946–2025

Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Cyprus, 1946–2025

0.20.40.60.81194619852025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.895 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.915 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.291, in 1958.

That places Cyprus 36th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.373 0.373 0.373 4
1950s 0.3388 0.291 0.367 10
1960s 0.5998 0.538 0.608 10
1970s 0.6854 0.585 0.764 10
1980s 0.7985 0.798 0.803 10
1990s 0.8221 0.819 0.831 10
2000s 0.8618 0.838 0.886 10
2010s 0.9066 0.898 0.915 10
2020s 0.8887 0.883 0.895 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 33 Seychelles 0.904 compare
  2. 34 Italy 0.9 compare
  3. 35 Canada 0.897 compare
  4. 37 Sao Tome and Principe 0.892 compare
  5. 38 Trinidad and Tobago 0.888 compare
  6. 39 Croatia 0.886 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Cyprus was 0.895 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.915 in 2013.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.291 in 1958.
How does Cyprus rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Cyprus ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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

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
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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.