Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions
Samoa
100.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of countries with independent national human rights institutions, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of countries with independent national human rights institutions between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of countries with independent national human rights institutions?
- Samoa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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 (%).