Denmark vs Estonia: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions
Denmark
100.0%
in 2025
Estonia
100.0%
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Estonia rank
1st
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions over time
- Denmark
- Estonia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of countries with independent national human rights institutions, Denmark or Estonia?
- Denmark, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of countries with independent national human rights institutions between Denmark and Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Estonia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Estonia rank globally for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Estonia 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 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 (%).