Afghanistan vs Iraq: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions
Afghanistan
0.0%
in 2025
Iraq
0.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
90th
Iraq rank
90th
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 66.7% | 33.3% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of countries with independent national human rights institutions, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of countries with independent national human rights institutions between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Iraq ranks 90th 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 Share of countries with 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
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%).