Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador

Ecuador: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.692 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.692
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
98th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.906
in 2018
All-time low
0.437
in 1963
Years of data
80
1946–2025

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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 95 Bhutan 0.701 compare
  2. 96 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7 compare
  3. 96 Georgia 0.7 compare
  4. 99 Lebanon 0.689 compare
  5. 100 Tunisia 0.685 compare
  6. 101 Nigeria 0.674 compare

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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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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.