How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?

14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Samoa: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions

Costa Rica

2 number

in 2025

Samoa

2 number

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

1st

Samoa rank

1st

Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time

Costa Rica
Samoa

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Samoa, a difference of 0 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2 number	0 number	2 number	Costa Rica
2010s	2 number	1.33 number	0.6667 number	Costa Rica
2020s	2 number	2 number	0 number	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions, Costa Rica or Samoa?: Costa Rica, at 2 number against 2 number in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions between Costa Rica and Samoa?: 0 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?: Costa Rica ranks 1st and Samoa 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: 28 August 2026

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).