Costa Rica vs Sweden: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Costa Rica
2 number
in 2025
Sweden
2 number
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Costa Rica 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.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sweden 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 number | 2 number | 0 number | — |
| 2010s | 2 number | 0.8333 number | 1.17 number | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2 number | 1.33 number | 0.6667 number | Costa Rica |
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 Sweden?
- Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Costa Rica 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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About this data
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).