Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions

Democratic Republic of Congo
2 number
in 2025
Sweden
2 number
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st

Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sweden
00.511.52200020122025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Sweden, a difference of 0 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0 number 2 number 2 number Sweden
2010s 0.6667 number 0.8333 number 0.1667 number Sweden
2020s 2 number 1.33 number 0.6667 number Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sweden?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 number against 2 number in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
0 number, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data, published as Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Unit
number
Source
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,716 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Countries with National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (0 = No status; 1 = Status B, partially compliant; 2 = Status A, fully compliant).