Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.816 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.816
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
69th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.849
in 1949
All-time low
0.435
in 2009
Years of data
80
1946–2025

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

00.20.40.60.8194619852025

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.816 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.849 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.435, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0.818 0.788 0.849 4
1950s 0.8413 0.821 0.849 10
1960s 0.8347 0.831 0.839 10
1970s 0.7359 0.694 0.8 10
1980s 0.5609 0.461 0.636 10
1990s 0.5522 0.46 0.602 10
2000s 0.5315 0.435 0.59 10
2010s 0.6732 0.535 0.834 10
2020s 0.7248 0.648 0.816 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 66 United States 0.826 compare
  2. 67 Argentina 0.821 compare
  3. 68 Honduras 0.819 compare
  4. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.814 compare
  5. 71 Senegal 0.812 compare
  6. 72 Malawi 0.806 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka?
Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.816 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 1949.
What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.435 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 69th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.