Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Sri Lanka
2 number
in 2025
Sweden
2 number
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Sweden, a difference of 0 number.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 number | 2 number | 1 number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.33 number | 0.8333 number | 0.5 number | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.67 number | 1.33 number | 0.3333 number | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Sri Lanka 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).