Latvia vs Lithuania: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions
Latvia
100.0%
in 2025
Lithuania
100.0%
in 2025
Latvia rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lithuania ahead.
Latvia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 50.0% | 33.3% | Latvia |
| 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, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of countries with independent national human rights institutions between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Latvia ranks 1st and Lithuania 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 (%).