Countries with independent national human rights institution by country
Countries reporting
193
Highest
2
Argentina
Lowest
0
Yemen, Republic of
Median
1
Years covered
25
2000β2024
Data points
2,509
What the numbers show
Countries with independent national human rights institution is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 2 in Argentina; the lowest is 0 in Yemen, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 1.04.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (down 100.0%).
Countries with independent national human rights institution: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gambia, The | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Haiti | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Korea | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Liberia | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Madagascar, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Peru | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Palestine | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Serbia, Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 1 | Togo | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Congo, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Fiji, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Libya | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Maldives | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Montenegro | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 89 | Senegal | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 89 | TΓΌrkiye | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 89 | Venezuela, RepΓΊblica Bolivariana de | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 114 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Angola | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 114 | Bahamas, The | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Belize | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Brazil | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Botswana | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Switzerland | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Cuba | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Czechia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Djibouti | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Dominica | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Gabon | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Guinea | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Guyana | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Israel | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Italy | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Jamaica | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Japan | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Cambodia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Kiribati | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Kuwait | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Monaco | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Myanmar | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Niger | 0 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 114 | Nauru, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Romania | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Russia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Sudan | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Somalia | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | SΓ£o TomΓ© and PrΓncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Suriname | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Chad | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 114 | Tonga | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | United States | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Vietnam | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 114 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |