How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?

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.

Samoa vs South Africa: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions

Samoa

2 number

in 2025

South Africa

2 number

in 2025

Samoa rank

1st

South Africa rank

1st

Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time

Samoa
South Africa

How they compare

Samoa 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.

Samoa 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	Samoa	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 number	2 number	2 number	South Africa
2010s	1.33 number	2 number	0.6667 number	South Africa
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, Samoa or South Africa?: Samoa, 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 Samoa and South Africa?: 0 number, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?: Samoa 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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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).