Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.947 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Norway stood at 0.947.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 0.971 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.856, in 1946.
Norway ranks 10th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8625 | 0.856 | 0.869 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.8877 | 0.869 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.923 | 0.923 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.929 | 0.929 | 0.929 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9596 | 0.956 | 0.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.968 | 0.968 | 0.968 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9689 | 0.96 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9407 | 0.929 | 0.947 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 8 Czechia 0.948 compare
- 8 New Zealand 0.948 compare
- 10 Finland 0.947 compare
- 12 Luxembourg 0.946 compare
- 13 Spain 0.942 compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Exports of goods and services 240.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 65.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 980.36 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 468.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.87 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 437.36 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 0.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 88.3% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 124.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 45.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 0.947 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 2000.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 in 1946.
- How does Norway rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.