Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan

Pakistan: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.466 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.466
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
128th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.552
in 1950
All-time low
0.203
in 1979
Years of data
80
1946–2025

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

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

Analysis

In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.466.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.552 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.203, in 1979.

That places Pakistan 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 0.4908 0.355 0.536 4
1950s 0.5132 0.408 0.552 10
1960s 0.4122 0.377 0.439 10
1970s 0.3477 0.203 0.437 10
1980s 0.2495 0.203 0.482 10
1990s 0.4963 0.486 0.507 10
2000s 0.4928 0.473 0.521 10
2010s 0.503 0.458 0.542 10
2020s 0.465 0.424 0.508 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.478 compare
  2. 125 Thailand 0.478 compare
  3. 127 Comoros 0.476 compare
  4. 129 Burkina Faso 0.455 compare
  5. 130 Somalia 0.454 compare
  6. 131 Oman 0.446 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 0.466 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.552 in 1950.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.203 in 1979.
How does Pakistan rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Pakistan ranks 128th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.