El Salvador vs Uruguay: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions
El Salvador
100.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
100.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | El Salvador |
| 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, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of countries with independent national human rights institutions between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- El Salvador 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 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 (%).