Ireland vs Spain: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Ireland
2 number
in 2025
Spain
2 number
in 2025
Ireland rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Spain, a difference of 0 number.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 number | 2 number | 1.5 number | Spain |
| 2010s | 2 number | 2 number | 0 number | — |
| 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, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 2 number against 2 number in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions between Ireland and Spain?
- 0 number, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Spain 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).