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