Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Denmark
2 number
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2 number
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 number.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 number | 1 number | 0.5 number | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2 number | 1.33 number | 0.6667 number | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2 number | 1.67 number | 0.3333 number | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Denmark, at 2 number against 2 number in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 0 number, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).