Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.692 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.906 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.437, in 1963.
Ecuador ranks 98th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5845 | 0.541 | 0.638 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6295 | 0.624 | 0.638 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5423 | 0.437 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5652 | 0.495 | 0.737 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7515 | 0.654 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8524 | 0.849 | 0.855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8632 | 0.855 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8342 | 0.798 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8245 | 0.692 | 0.902 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.63 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.92 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 17.25 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 0.692 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.906 in 2018.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.437 in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.