Sweden vs Uruguay: Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions
Sweden
2 number
in 2025
Uruguay
2 number
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2 number against 2 number in Uruguay, a difference of 0 number.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 number | 0 number | 2 number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8333 number | 1.33 number | 0.5 number | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.33 number | 2 number | 0.6667 number | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 2 number against 2 number in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0 number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).